divinize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English divine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English divinize From divine + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make divine; to make godlike; to exalt.
As to the tendency to divinise these totems, this arises no doubt partly out of question (2).
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divinizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| divinise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| divinized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| divinized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| divinizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |