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deifydeify /ˈdeɪəˌfaɪ, ˈdiə-/ verb (, deified, deifying) [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdeifyOrigin: 1300-1400 French déifier, from Latin deus god VERB TABLEdeify |
Present | I, you, we, they | deify | | he, she, it | deifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deified | | he, she, it | has deified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deified |
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Present | I | am deifying | | he, she, it | is deifying | | you, we, they | are deifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was deifying | | you, we, they | were deifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deifying | | he, she, it | has been deifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deifying |
to treat someone or something with a lot of admiration, as if he or she were a god—deification /ˌdeɪəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |