divinize

especially British, div·i·nise

[div-uh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

divinized, divinizing 

1. to make divine; deify.

divinize

/ ˈdɪvɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make divine; deify

Other Word Forms

• divinization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divinize¹

1650–60; divine + -ize; compare French diviniser

Example Sentences

Sauvignon Blanc is a gossamer ballad that contains the self-deprecating pledge: "I will listen to my God / I will throw away my Jimmy Choos"; while the dazzling dopamine rush of Divinize finds her, in the word of Loki, burdened with glorious purpose.

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"Bruise me up, I'll eat all of my pride / I know that I was made to divinize."

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Earnestness, sincerity, are orators whose persuasions are irresistible; they hold all gifts in fusion, magnetize, divinize, harmonize all.

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Their religion is, as it were, a last attempt to divinize all that constitutes humanity in men.

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Asked why they thought as they did, ministers most commonly cited their opinion that Roman Catholics "divinize" Mary.

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