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deify

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to treat or worship as a god

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Deify in a sentence

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Fans tend to deify the band's late founder, ignoring his flaws.

Synonyms
idolizeglorifyexalt
Antonyms
demonizevilify

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The committee dismissed the proposal as blank, pointing out that its projected revenues depended on conditions no economy had ever sustained.

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dearth

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Deify (verb) means to treat or worship as a god
Here is deify used in an example sentence: "Fans tend to deify the band's late founder, ignoring his flaws."
Common synonyms for deify include idolize, glorify, exalt.
Antonyms of deify include demonize, vilify.
Deify is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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