deify
verb (used with object)
deifies
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present tense formof deify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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While Butler humanizes Elvis, Luhrmann deifies him and argues that he possessed far more radical potential, both musically and politically, than he was allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Gebru said the way the tech industry is covered by the media, which to her deifies tech leaders, helps shield tech companies from scrutiny.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
“Some men she extols, exalts, and almost deifies; others, whose virtues are far greater, and whose characters are more deserving of commendation, she passes by unheeded, and puts the finger of silence on her lips.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2020
Empathy is completely absent in a culture that deifies the material successes of the individual.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2015
Bergson deifies or spiritualizes life as a psychic, creative principle, and makes matter its instrument or vehicle.
From The Breath of Life by John Burroughs
