apotheosize

[uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz]

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verb (used with object), a·poth·e·o·sized, a·poth·e·o·siz·ing.

to deify; glorify.

Origin of apotheosize

First recorded in 1750–60; apotheos(is) + -ize

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Related Words for apotheosize

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

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Historical Examples of apotheosize

The 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

verb (tr)

to deify

to glorify or idealize

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Word Origin and History for apotheosize

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