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semideify

American

[sem-ee-dee-uh-fahy, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈdi əˌfaɪ, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

verb (used with object)

semideified, semideifying

to elevate (a person, object, or nature) to the status of a demigod.

Other Word Forms

semideification noun

Etymology

Origin of semideify

First recorded in 1950–55; semi- + deify

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