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divinize

American  
[div-uh-nahyz] / ˈdɪv əˌnaɪz /
especially British, divinise

verb (used with object)

divinized, divinizing

  1. to make divine; deify.

divinize British  
/ ˈdɪvɪˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make divine; deify

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Other Word Forms

  • divinization noun

Etymology

Origin of divinize

1650–60; divine + -ize; compare French diviniser

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