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单词 deify
释义 de·i·fy
\ˈdēəˌfī\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English deifyen, from Middle French deifier, from Late Latin deificare — more at deification
transitive verb
1. : to make a god of : enroll among the national or tribal deities
 < deifying their emperor became their link with the divine >
2. : to make godlike in appearance or character : transfigure
3. : to glorify or exalt as of supreme worth or excellence
 < deified … the railroad builder, the gold-hungry miner — Leo Cherne >
 < deifies the political state >
intransitive verb
: to become divine : assume the status of a deity
 < failed to completely deify — Thornton Wilder >
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