deify
动词 v.
英 /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/|/ˈdiː.ɪ.faɪ/
美 /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/|/ˈdeɪ.ə.faɪ/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To make into a god.
— Near-synonyms: demideify, mythologize
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To regard as being like a deity; to treat as worthy of worship; to exalt.
— “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.
词汇关系
词源
From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”). By surface analysis, deity + -ify.
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