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apotheosize

[ uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz ]
/ əˈpɒθ i əˌsaɪz, ˌæp əˈθi əˌsaɪz /
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verb (used with object), a·poth·e·o·sized, a·poth·e·o·siz·ing.

to deify; glorify.

RELATED WORDS

dignify, ennoble, deify, laud, idolize, elevate, glorify, idealize, worship, aggrandize

Nearby words

  1. apothecary jar,
  2. apothecium,
  3. apothegm,
  4. apothem,
  5. apotheosis,
  6. apothesis,
  7. apotropaic,
  8. apotropaism,
  9. app,
  10. app.

Origin of apotheosize

First recorded in 1750–60; apotheos(is) + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for apotheosize

apotheosize

apotheosise

/ (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to deify
to glorify or idealize
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Word Origin and History for apotheosize

apotheosize

v.

1760; see apotheosis + -ize. Related: Apotheosized; apotheosizing. Earlier in same sense was apotheose (1670s).

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