Deify and Humble

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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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Humble is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

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

Usage example: Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament

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Deify is an antonym for humble.

Nearby Words: humbled, humbling, humbly

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