DEIFY


Meaning of DEIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdē-ə-ˌfī, ˈdā- ]

transitive verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French deifier, from Late Latin deificare, from Latin deus god + -ficare -fy

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to make a god of

b. : to take as an object of worship

2. : to glorify as of supreme worth

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.