"divinize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: divinizes [present, singular, third-person], divinizing [participle, present], divinized [participle, past], divinized [past]
Etymology: divine + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|divine|ize}} divine + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} divinize (third-person singular simple present divinizes, present participle divinizing, simple past and past participle divinized)
  1. (transitive) To make divine; to make godlike. Tags: transitive Synonyms: deify, divinise [UK, mainly] Derived forms: divinisation, divinization
    Sense id: en-divinize-en-verb-J6h1dbeg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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