deify — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To make into a god.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Sinonimi

   divinizeapotheosizeeuhemerizedemideifymythologize

   Contrari

   undeifydisdeifyungodeuhemerize

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize

2. To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Sinonimi

   divinizeapotheosizeexaltidealize

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   “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.

Verbo

1. consider as a god or godlike

   Termini più generali

   idealizeidealise

   Esempi

   These young men deify financial success

2. exalt to the position of a God

   Termini più generali

   exalt

   Esempi

   the people deified their King