v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deified p. pr. & vb. n. Deifying. ] [ F. déifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific, Deity, -fy. ] 1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Cæsar was deified. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money. [ 1913 Webster ] He did again so extol and deify the pope. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To render godlike. [ 1913 Webster ] By our own spirits are we deified. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ] |