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Word: Deify
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make godlike in character’): from Old French deifier, from ecclesiastical Latin deificare, from deus ‘god’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdeɪɪfʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdiːɪfʌɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
worship or regard as a god
Short Definition:worship or regard as god
Examples:- she was deified by the early Romans as a fertility goddess
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