Deify and Demean

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Deify verb - To assign a high status or value to.

Usage example: the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives

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Demean is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

Demean verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: we were demeaned by our shabby appearance at the funeral

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Deify is an antonym for demean.

Nearby Words: demeanor, demeaning

deify character

demean character

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