| VERB | cognition | deify | consider as a god or godlike |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | deify | exalt to the position of a God |
| Sounds | diy'ahfay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay... | |
| Meaning | Consider as a god or godlike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "These young men deify financial success" | |
| Narrower | apotheosize, apotheosise, apotheose | deify or glorify |
| Broader | idealize, idealise | Consider or render as ideal |
| Spanish | deificar, endiosar | |
| Catalan | deïficar | |
| Nouns | deification | the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) |
| deification | an embodiment of the qualities of a god | |
| deification | the condition of being treated like a god | |
| deity | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force | |
| Meaning | exalt to the position of a God. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | exalt | Raise in rank, character, or status |
| Nouns | deification | the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) |
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