English verb: deify | |||
| 1. | deify (cognition) consider as a god or godlike | ||
| Samples | These young men deify financial success. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idealise, idealize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apotheose, apotheosise, apotheosize | ||
| 2. | deify (change) exalt to the position of a God | ||
| Samples | The people deified their King. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exalt | ||