Deify and Ridicule

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Deify verb - To offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power.

Usage example: some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers

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Ridicule is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

Ridicule verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.

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Deify is an antonym for ridicule.

deify character

ridicule character

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