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Origin:
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), -fied, -fy·ing.
self-de·i·fy·ing, adjective
un·de·i·fied, adjective
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Deify
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
Example Sentences
- We deify music's past because of the gigantic composers who once trod the earth.
- The purpose of this mini-series was to neither deify nor destroy.
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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).
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