deify

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English

WOTD – 19 August 2007

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French déifier, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

deify (third-person singular simple present deif, present participle ies, simple past and past participle deified)

  1. (transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).
  2. (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.

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