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apotheosize

[ uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, a·poth·e·o·sized, a·poth·e·o·siz·ing.
  1. to deify; glorify.

apotheosize

/ əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. to deify
  2. to glorify or idealize
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apotheosize1

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

How greatly would the plain but gifted Quimby have been shocked, had he foreknown that Mrs. Eddy would thus apotheosize him.

The Devas sprung from the Pitris, because it was usual to apotheosize the dead.

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