apotheosize
[ uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object),a·poth·e·o·sized, a·poth·e·o·siz·ing.
to deify; glorify.
Origin of apotheosize
1First recorded in 1750–60; apotheos(is) + -ize
Words Nearby apotheosize
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How to use apotheosize in a sentence
How greatly would the plain but gifted Quimby have been shocked, had he foreknown that Mrs. Eddy would thus apotheosize him.
The Church of St. Bunco | Gordon ClarkThe Devas sprung from the Pitris, because it was usual to apotheosize the dead.
India: What can it teach us? | F. Max Mller
British Dictionary definitions for apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosise
/ (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz) /
verb(tr)
to deify
to glorify or idealize
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