tr.v. dei·fied, dei·fy·ing, dei·fies 1. To make a god of; raise to the condition of a god. 2. To worship or revere as a god: deify a leader. 3. To idealize; exalt: deifying success. [Middle English deifien, from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from deificus, deific; see DEIFIC.] dei·fi′er n. |
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