deify

UK: /ˈdeɪɪfaɪ/, /ˈdiːɪfaɪ/ US: /ˈdiəˌfaɪ/ ,(dē′ə fī′)

Inflections of 'deify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

deifies

v 3rd person singular

deifying

v pres p

deified

v past

deified

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•i•fy /ˈdiəˌfaɪ/   v. [ ~ + obj], -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make a god of; worship as a god:
   to deify wealth.

de•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌdiəfɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] deification of the Roman emperors.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•i•fy  (dē′ə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to make a god of;
   exalt to the rank of a deity;
   personify as a deity:
   to deify a beloved king.
2. to adore or regard as a deity:
   to deify wealth.

• Late Latin deificāre. See deification, -ify
• Old French deifier
• Middle English deifien 1300–50

de′i•fi′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

deify / ˈdiːɪˌfaɪ ˈdeɪɪ-/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god
2. to accord divine honour or worship to

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificāre, from Latin deus god + facere to make

ˈdeiˌfier noun