divinize

[ div-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, div·i·nized, div·i·niz·ing.

1. to make divine; deify.

divinize

/ ˈdɪvɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr to make divine; deify

Derived Forms

• ˌdiviniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• divi·ni·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divinize¹

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

Example Sentences

As to the tendency to divinize these totems, this arises no doubt partly out of question .

From Project Gutenberg

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

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