semideify

[ sem-ee-dee-uh-fahy, sem-ahy- ]

verb (used with object)

, sem·i·de·i·fied, sem·i·de·i·fy·ing.

1. to elevate (a person, object, or nature) to the status of a demigod.

Other Words From

• semi·dei·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of semideify¹

First recorded in 1950–55; semi- + deify