deify

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English

WOTD – 19 August 2007

Etymology

From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/, /ˈdiː.ɪ.faɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/, /ˈdeɪ.ə.faɪ/
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Verb

deify (third-person singular simple present deifies, present participle deifying, simple past and past participle deified)

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

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