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deify
[
dee
-
uh
-fahy
]
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Origin
de·i·fy
/
ˈdi
əˌfaɪ
/
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[
dee
-
uh
-fahy
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
-fied,
-fy·ing.
1.
to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a
deity
;
personify as a
deity
:
to deify a beloved king.
2.
to adore or regard as a
deity
:
to deify wealth.
Origin:
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),
-fied,
-fy·ing.
self-de·i·fy·ing,
adjective
un·de·i·fied,
adjective
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deify
(ˈdiːɪˌfaɪ, ˈdeɪɪ-)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
1.
to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god
2.
to accord divine honour or worship to
3.
to exalt in an extreme way; idealize
[C14: from Old French
deifier,
from Late Latin
deificāre,
from Latin
deus
god +
facere
to make]
'deifier
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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