deify

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.

deify

(ˈdiːɪˌfaɪ; ˈdeɪɪ-) vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Theology) to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god2. (Theology) to accord divine honour or worship to3. to exalt in an extreme way; idealize[C14: from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from Latin deus god + facere to make] ˈdeiˌfier n

de•i•fy

(ˈdi əˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity. 2. to exalt as an object of worship: to deify wealth. [1300–50; Middle English < Old French deifier < Late Latin deificāre, derivative of deificus making divine = Latin dei-, comb. form of deus god + -ficus -fic] de′i•fi`er, n.

deify

Past participle: deified
Gerund: deifying

Imperative
deify
deify

Present
I deify
you deify
he/she/it deifies
we deify
you deify
they deify

Preterite
I deified
you deified
he/she/it deified
we deified
you deified
they deified

Present Continuous
I am deifying
you are deifying
he/she/it is deifying
we are deifying
you are deifying
they are deifying

Present Perfect
I have deified
you have deified
he/she/it has deified
we have deified
you have deified
they have deified

Past Continuous
I was deifying
you were deifying
he/she/it was deifying
we were deifying
you were deifying
they were deifying

Past Perfect
I had deified
you had deified
he/she/it had deified
we had deified
you had deified
they had deified

Future
I will deify
you will deify
he/she/it will deify
we will deify
you will deify
they will deify

Future Perfect
I will have deified
you will have deified
he/she/it will have deified
we will have deified
you will have deified
they will have deified

Future Continuous
I will be deifying
you will be deifying
he/she/it will be deifying
we will be deifying
you will be deifying
they will be deifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deifying
you have been deifying
he/she/it has been deifying
we have been deifying
you have been deifying
they have been deifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deifying
you will have been deifying
he/she/it will have been deifying
we will have been deifying
you will have been deifying
they will have been deifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deifying
you had been deifying
he/she/it had been deifying
we had been deifying
you had been deifying
they had been deifying

Conditional
I would deify
you would deify
he/she/it would deify
we would deify
you would deify
they would deify

Past Conditional
I would have deified
you would have deified
he/she/it would have deified
we would have deified
you would have deified
they would have deified

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deify - consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"idealise, idealize - consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"apotheose, apotheosise, apotheosize - deify or glorify
	2.	deify - exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"exalt - raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

deify

verb1. worship, adore, revere, respect, honour, glorify, exalt, pray to, venerate, adulate, apotheosize Apollo's son Asclepius was deified as the god of medicine.2. idolize, elevate, glorify, exalt, extol, idealize, venerate, enthrone, immortalize Stalin was to some extent deified during his lifetime.

Translations

déifierdeificaredivinizzare

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Synonyms for deify

verb worship

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verb idolize

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Words related to deify

verb consider as a god or godlike

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verb exalt to the position of a God

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