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played God

played God is the simple past and past participle of play God.

Meaning of play God

Verb

play God (third-person singular simple present plays God, present participle playing God, simple past and past participle played God)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive, usually) To act in ways commonly associated with or reserved for God, especially by scientific means, such as exercising omnipotence or excessive control over life and nature.
    • With all due respect, professor, do you really think that playing God and researching human immortality is a wise idea?

Questions about played God

What is played God the simple past and past participle of?
Played God is the simple past and past participle of play God.

Words near played God in the dictionary

  1. played first fiddle
  2. played for love
  3. played for time
  4. played full
  5. played games
  6. played God
  7. played gooseberry
  8. played hardball
  9. played havoc
  10. played hell with
  11. played hob with

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