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1300–50; Middle English deifien < Old French deifier < Late Latin deificāre. See deification, -ify
1300–50; Middle English deifien < Old French deifier < Late Latin deificāre. See deification, -ify
Related forms
de·i·fi·er, noun
half-de·i·fied, adjective
hy·per·de·i·fy, verb (used with object), hy·per·de·i·fied, hy·per·de·i·fy·ing.
self-de·i·fy·ing, adjective
un·de·i·fied, adjective
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deify
mid-14c., from O.Fr. deifier, from L.L. deificare, from deificus "making godlike," from L. deus "god" (see Zeus) + facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
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