deified


de·i·fy

D0103500 (dē′ə-fī′, dā′-)tr.v. dei·fied, dei·fy·ing, dei·fies 1. To make a god of; raise to the condition of a god.2. To worship or revere as a god: deify a leader.3. To idealize; exalt: deifying success.
[Middle English deifien, from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from deificus, deific; see deific.]
de′i·fi′er n.