Definition for Deify:

• consider as a god or god- like; " These young men deify financial success"

Synonyms for Deify:

• n.

  •
  • bow down to,
  • put someone on a pedestal,
  • wonder.
  •
  • blessing,
  • circumcision,
  • anoint,
  • circumcise,
  • ceremony,
  • confession,
  • contemplation,
  • celebrant.

• v.

  •apotheosize (verb)
  • apotheosed,
  • apotheosing.
  •canonize (verb)
  • be sainted,
  • Idolatrizing,
  • puts on a pedestal,
  • be sainting,
  • be-sainted,
  • be-saint,
  • besainting,
  • putting on a pedestal,
  • idolatrizes,
  • Idolatrized,
  • be saints,
  • puts on pedestal,
  • be saint,
  • besainted,
  • put pedestal,
  • besaints,
  • puts a pedestal,
  • putting on pedestal,
  • put a pedestal,
  • putting pedestal,
  • puts pedestal,
  • be-sainting,
  • be-saints,
  • putting a pedestal.
  •change (verb)
  • deify.
  •elevate, glorify (verb)
  • consecrate,
  • apostheosize.
  •glorify (verb)
  • trans figure,
  • up rearing,
  • up-rear,
  • trans-figures,
  • trans figures,
  • trans-figure,
  • up rear,
  • paying homage to,
  • up-reared,
  • trans figuring,
  • trans-figured,
  • trans-figuring,
  • up rears,
  • paid homage to,
  • up reared,
  • trans figured,
  • up-rears,
  • pays homage to,
  • up-rearing,
  • payed homage to.
  •revere/reverence (verb)
  • is awe of,
  • holding awe,
  • thinks highly of,
  • defers to,
  • holding in awe,
  • re spects,
  • deferring to,
  • re gards,
  • re-spects,
  • am awe of,
  • be awe of,
  • being in awe of,
  • was awe of,
  • am in awe of,
  • pays homage,
  • wert awe of,
  • holds in awe,
  • are awe of,
  • being awe of,
  • payed homage,
  • wast in awe of,
  • was in awe of,
  • held awe,
  • paying homage,
  • were awe of,
  • re-gard,
  • wast awe of,
  • are in awe of,
  • holds awe,
  • re-spect,
  • paid homage,
  • re spect,
  • is in awe of,
  • art in awe of,
  • were in awe of,
  • wert in awe of,
  • hold awe,
  • thinking highly of,
  • art awe of.
  •worship (verb)
  • devote,
  • dignify,
  • pray,
  • cherish.

• Other synonyms:

  •canonize
  • Besaint,
  • Sainting,
  • put on a pedestal,
  • sainted.
  •idolize
  • bowed down,
  • bow down,
  • looking to,
  • doted on,
  • bowing down,
  • dote on,
  • look to.
  •worship
  • pray to,
  • sing praises to,
  • offer prayers to.

Antonyms for Deify:

• v.

  • elevate, glorify
    criticize, condemn, lower, dishonor, hate, despise, degrade.
  • Other antonyms:
    disrespect, affront, humiliate, disdain, abase, slight, scorn, abominate, desecrate, libel, detest, blaspheme, depreciate, abhor, loathe, ridicule, slander, decry, profane, insult, offend, pique, demean, deprecate, humble, belittle, Misprize, displease, outrage, defame, slur, dislike, detract, malign, violate, minimize, disparage, smear.

Deify Sentence Examples:

• When, however, the populations to be approached are merely inclined to deify the forces of nature, and to believe in the power of spirits, if a man of some education comes among them, helps them in illness, and proves his superiority in agriculture and in the arts of daily life, they are very ready to accept his authority and obey his injunctions.

Homophones for Deify:

• Dubya, daba, dubai, daffo, day off, deep, dupe, db, dopa, dive, deaf, doff, deb, dopey, defy, dab, dope up, dp, dative, divvy up, doob, diva, davy, divvy, dope off, dope, daub, dopy, doo-wop, dip, dph, die off, dubyuh, dhava, duff, dub, do by, dufy, dweeb, devi, dove, defoe, dayboy, do up.

Hypernym for Deify:

• v.

  • cognition
    apotheosise, apotheosize, apotheose.

Hyponym for Deify:

• v.

  • change
    exalt.
  • cognition
    idealise, idealize.