deify

🇬🇧 UK/'di:ifai/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To worship or treat someone or something as a god; to elevate to divine status.

奉为神明;神化;崇拜

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
deroot
+
iconnector
+
fyto make, to cause to become
=deify

Common Collocations

  • 1.deify someone把...神化

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Some ancient cultures deified their rulers, treating them as divine beings.

  • 2.

    Fans deified the celebrity athlete despite his well-documented moral failures.

Browse all roots