To make a god; to exalt to the rank of a heathen deity; to enroll among the deities; as, Julius Cesar was deified.

To exalt into an object of worship; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as a covetous man deifies his treasures.

To exalt to a deity in estimation; to reverence or praise as a deity. The pope was formerly extolled and deified by his votaries.