How do you pronounce deify?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/.

deify

/ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: de-ify
IPA: /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/

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Meaning

verb

To make into a god.

Transitive verb

verb

To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize"
"“Those people who have sought to deify our wilderness … those days are over. We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards, whilst our current account deficit goes down the gurgler,” Jones said."

Etymology

From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/
British English: /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

deifies (present, singular) deifying (participle, present) deified (participle, past) deified (past)

Derived Forms

deifier demideify disdeify nondeified redeify semideified undeify

Frequently Paired Words

deific deification deified numen numina

Synonyms

divinize apotheosize euhemerize demideify mythologize exalt idealize

Antonyms

undeify disdeify ungod euhemerize