deify en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity + -ify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make into a god.
Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize
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(transitive) To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.
“Those people who have sought to deify our wilderness … those days are over. We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler,” Jones said.
2025 May 26, Eva Corlett, quoting Shane Jones, “New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
ungod · disdeify · undeify · euhemerize
Deriveds
nondeified · undeify · semideified · deifier · disdeify · redeify · demideify
Relateds
deific · numen · numina · deification · deified
Synonyms
divinize · divinize · exalt · euhemerize · apotheosize · demideify · idealize · mythologize · apotheosize
Translations (111)
gu દેવતા (to make into a god) · vi sùng bái như thần (to make into a god) · fi palvoa (to make into a god) · gl divinizar (to make into a god) · sl pobožnovati (to make into a god) · pl deifikować (to make into a god) · id mempertuhankan (to make into a god) · no guddommeliggjøre (to make into a god) · ta தெய்வமாக்கு (to make into a god) · lb verdéngen (to make into a god) · ru боготвори́ть (to make into a god) · bg боготворя́ (to make into a god) · ig gosi (to make into a god) · ca divinitzar (to make into a god) · zu unkulunkulu (to make into a god) · fy fergodlikje (to make into a god) · it deificare (to make into a god) · st modimo (to make into a god) · de vergöttern (to make into a god) · ml ദൈവമാക്കുക (to make into a god) · tl dumyos (to make into a god) · sk zbožňovať (to make into a god) · az ilahiləşdirmək (to make into a god) · lt dievinti (to make into a god) · tl bathalain (to make into a god) · ky кудайлаштыруу (to make into a god) · mg andriamanitra (to make into a god) · am መለኮት (to make into a god) · sk zbožštiť (to make into a god) · ko 신으로 섬기다 (to make into a god) · es deificar (to make into a god) · hy աստվածացնել (to make into a god) · grc ἀποθεόω (to make into a god) · la deificō (to make into a god) · is guðdóma (to make into a god) · or ଦେବତା (to make into a god) · cy dwyfoli (to make into a god) · sm atua (to make into a god) · id mempertuhan (to make into a god) · tr tanrılaştırmak (to make into a god) · kk құдайландыру (to make into a god) · fi jumaloida (to make into a god) · sw mungu (to make into a god) · da forgude (to make into a god) · cs zbožňovat (to make into a god) · ar أَلَّهَ (to make into a god) · it venerare (to make into a god) · tr ilahlaştırmak (to make into a god) · th บูชาอย่างพระเจ้า (to make into a god) · eo diigi (to make into a god) · sq hyjnizoj (to make into a god) · sh obožavati (to make into a god) · ko 신성해지다 (to make into a god) · pa ਦੇਵਤਾ (to make into a god) · tl poonin (to make into a god) · id mendewakan (to make into a god) · ht divinize (to make into a god) · ru обожествля́ть (to make into a god) · ceb diosnon (to make into a god) · de als Gott verehren (to make into a god) · ny mulungu (to make into a god) · cy nwyfoli (to make into a god) · tk hudaýlaşdyrmak (to make into a god) · th ถือเป็นพระเจ้า (to make into a god) · cy ddwyfoli (to make into a god) · uk боготворити (to make into a god) · ca deïficar (to make into a god) · fr déifier (to make into a god) · lv pielūgt (to make into a god) · mi atua (to make into a god) · pt endeusar (to make into a god) · ms mendewakan (to make into a god) · et jumaldama (to make into a god) · sv förguda (to make into a god) · ne देवता (to make into a god) · hi पूजा करना (to make into a god) · vi phong thần (to make into a god) · tl pumoon (to make into a god) · et jumalustama (to make into a god) · sv avguda (to make into a god) · mn бурханчлах (to make into a god) · th ยกขึ้นเป็นพระเจ้า (to make into a god) · uz ilohiylashtirmoq (to make into a god) · mt jiddeifika (to make into a god) · bg обожествя́вам (to make into a god) · co divinizà (to make into a god) · pl ubóstwiać (to make into a god) · ms mendewa-dewakan (to make into a god) · mk боготвори (to make into a god) · be абагаўляць (to make into a god) · ka გაღმერთება (to make into a god) · mk обожува (to make into a god) · el θεοποιώ (to make into a god) · vi tôn làm thần (to make into a god) · eu jainkotu (to make into a god) · uz opinmoq (to make into a god) · tl diyusin (to make into a god) · af vergoddelik (to make into a god) · haw akua (to make into a god) · da guddommeliggøre (to make into a god) · pt deificar (to make into a god) · nl vergoddelijken (to make into a god) · hu istenít (to make into a god) · so caqiido (to make into a god) · tg илоҳӣ кардан (to make into a god) · lv dievišķot (to make into a god) · it divinizzare (to make into a god) · mr देवता (to make into a god) · pt divinizar (to make into a god) · kn ದೈವೀಕರಿಸು (to make into a god) · es endiosar (to make into a god)