undeify en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + deify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive godness.
An Idol may be undeified
1711 June 3 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “WEDNESDAY, May 24, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 73; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undeified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undeified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undeifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undeifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
deify · apotheosize · mythologize · demideify · divinize · redeify · euhemerize
Synonyms
ungod · euhemerize · disdeify