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divinise

divinise is the alternative spelling of divinize.

Meaning of divinize

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; to exalt.
    • As to the tendency to divinise these totems, this arises no doubt partly out of question (2).1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 57
    Synonyms:
    apotheosize, deify

Forms of divinise

third-person singular presentdivinises
present participledivinising
past participledivinised
pastdivinised

Origin of divinise

From divine + -ise.

Questions about divinise

What is divinise the alternative spelling of?
Divinise is the alternative spelling of divinize.

Words near divinise in the dictionary

  1. divining rods
  2. diviningly
  3. divinings
  4. divinisation
  5. divinisations
  6. divinise
  7. divinised
  8. divinises
  9. divinish
  10. divinising
  11. divinitie

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