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divinize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-vinize
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make divine; to make godlike; to exalt.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English divine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English divinize From divine + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

divinizes (present, singular) divinizing (participle, present) divinized (participle, past) divinized (past) divinise (alternative)

Derived Forms

divinisation divinization

Synonyms

apotheosize deify

Questions

What does divinize mean?
To make divine; to make godlike; to exalt.
Where does divinize come from?
Etymology tree English divine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English divinize From divine + -ize.

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