1
as in to adore
to love or admire too much
materialistic people who deify money
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as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers
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as in to elevate
to assign a high status or value to
the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives
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Recent Examples of deify
Law goes balls out (literally) in crafting the narcissistic megalomaniac that is Ritter, a man who deifies Nietzsche.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Trump is deified in Butler, a town where longtime auto dealership owner Mike Kelly (who married into the T.W. Phillips oil and gas family fortune) loudly serves as a controversial U.S. representative.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2024
The solution to this question can be reached not by deifying the nation, but on the contrary by completely liberating productive forces from the fetters imposed upon them by the national state.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Blockchain transactions are deified because of their completely private nature.
—Maria Paula Fernandez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Trump is deified in Butler, a town where longtime auto dealership owner Mike Kelly (who married into the T.W. Phillips oil and gas family fortune) loudly serves as a controversial U.S. representative.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2024
The solution to this question can be reached not by deifying the nation, but on the contrary by completely liberating productive forces from the fetters imposed upon them by the national state.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Blockchain transactions are deified because of their completely private nature.
—Maria Paula Fernandez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deify
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Accessorize Your Existing Furniture Designer Amanda Jacobs adores the appeal of skirted furniture, viewing it as a finishing touch in any space.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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This is nobody’s fault, and Katie adores Marnie, too, but who could blame her for feeling abandoned?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who used isotope analysis to determine whether the Iron Age skulls were of locals (and therefore being venerated in death) or outsiders (and likely nailed up as a display of intimidation and power), as had both been previously argued.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Oscar-winning actress, longtime activist and venerated talent will receive the 60th SAG Life Achievement Award at the 2025 SAG Awards on Sunday.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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Conceived with a day-to-night approach, the collection was elevated with asymmetric drapery, fringes and sequined appliqués, all enhanced by an earthy color palette with pink and purple touches.—
WWD,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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No matter what treatments or styles lie in store for your hair, the experience will be elevated by the subtly wafting aroma of their smolderingly exquisite fragrance.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Dolls worshipped tough New York pop queens like the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las, cosplaying as bad girls and teetering on their high heels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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The small congregation has worshipped online since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has been trying to get help to fix the roof so members could return to the building.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hackman's decades-spanning career in the film industry was one revered by his peers and critics alike.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a boy in India in the 1970s, the writer grew up in a Hindu-nationalist family that revered Jews, despite not knowing any.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Fraudsters also promote the overstated withholding scheme, encouraging taxpayers to inflate income and withholding on forms like W-2s and 1099s for larger refunds.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the big reveal, designed to promote President Donald Trump’s new culture of transparency, fell flat.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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His mother, Helen, was a librarian, and his father, John, sold insurance and liked to sing opera around the house.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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Francis likes to keep people on their toes and will have known that announcing the consistory would set off plenty of speculation.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Venus is said to exalt in Pisces, per traditional astrology.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Most of the sky will be collecting in the parts of your chart connected to important relationships and other people’s resources, and with Venus exalted in Pisces, love might reach you in the form of a care package or a helping hand.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Deify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deify. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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