apotheosize
[ uh-poth-ee-uh-sahyz, ap-uh-thee-uh-sahyz ]
/ əˈpɒθ i əˌsaɪz, ˌæp əˈθi əˌsaɪz /
verb (used with object), a·poth·e·o·sized, a·poth·e·o·siz·ing.
to deify; glorify.
Origin of apotheosize
First recorded in 1750–60;
apotheos(is) +
-ize
Words nearby apotheosize
apothecary jar,
apothecium,
apothegm,
apothem,
apotheosis,
apotheosize,
apotropaic,
apotropaism,
app,
app.,
appal
Example sentences from the Web for apotheosize
The Devas sprung from the Pitris, because it was usual to apotheosize the dead.
India: What can it teach us? |F. Max Mller
British Dictionary definitions for apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosise
/ (əˈpɒθɪəˌsaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to deify
to glorify or idealize