Deify and Detract

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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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Detract is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

Detract verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.

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Deify is an antonym for detract.

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Detract and Deify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deify/detract

Deify & Detract. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deify/detract>.

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