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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.
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Origin of apotheosize

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

Words nearby apotheosize

apothecary jar, apothecium, apothegm, apothem, apotheosis, apotheosize, apotropaic, apotropaism, app, appal, Appalachia
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Words related to apotheosize

aggrandize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, glorify, idealize, idolize, laud, worship, put on a pedestal

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 Clark

  • 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

/ (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to deify
to glorify or idealize
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