apotheosize

verb

Definition of apotheosizenext
as in to exalt

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  1. exalt
  2. dignify
  3. lionize
  4. canonize
  5. revere
  6. reverence
  7. venerate
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  • At the company’s annual sales conference, a mammoth extravaganza at Disney World, teamwork was exalted in music, skits, speeches, on shirts, on hats, and on every trinket imaginable.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Still Burns Here; the impact of that looms greatly on this record, which exalts the body in all its possibilities and inherent limitations.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of exalt
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  • Those countries recognizing Palestine or advocating for a two-state outcome must help ensure that the Palestinian state has a fighting chance to dignify its people with proper services and regain the public’s trust.
    Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
  • This grand gathering was dignified by the presence of key luminaries drawn from multifarious sectors.
    Gorgeous Beauty, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of dignify
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  • When Stewart did fall from grace, however, the celebrity culture that had embraced and lionized her bit back.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Gale lionized the idea of the county sheriff as a protector of the ordinary citizen who had the power to call up posses or militias to root out communism, fight the desegregation of schools, and remove—or even execute—federal officials.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of lionize
Verb
  • The iconic transformation sequence, filled with genuinely ghastly flourishes, is rightfully canonized, but every shock effect is masterfully realized and admirably icky.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Key franchise characters like Alex Mason and Jason Hudson will not return in Black Ops 6 due to some choices players can make in Black Ops 2 now being officially canonized in the overall narrative.
    Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of canonize
Verb
  • The auction house also stated that bids came in from 39 countries and 36 U.S. states, highlighting just how revered Klein’s collection has become over the years.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Opium is revered by Carti truthers who treat his 2020 album Whole Lotta Red as the Bible, and denigrated by non-believers as a bunch of edgelords who come off as wannabe Satan-worshipers.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of revere
Verb
  • Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 June 2023
  • The four core Franciscan values are: showing compassion, making peace, creating a caring community, and reverencing all of creation.
    Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of reverence
Verb
  • The word is divine; God is best worshipped by venerating his language.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The people would create saints out of their ancestors and venerate them under the disguise of religion.
    Damien Scott, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of venerate
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