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apotheosize

[uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz]

a·poth·e·o·size

[uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with object), -sized, -siz·ing.
to deify; glorify.

Origin:
1750–60; apotheos(is) + -ize
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Apotheosize has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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apotheosize or apotheosise (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz)
 
vb
1.  to deify
2.  to glorify or idealize
 
apotheosise or apotheosise
 
vb

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