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1
to love or admire too much
- materialistic people who deify money
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2
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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3
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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“Deify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deify. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of deify was in the 14th century
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