de·i·fy (d-f, d-)
tr.v. dei·fied, dei·fy·ing, dei·fies
1. To make a god of; raise to the condition of a god.
2. To worship or revere as a god: deify a leader.
3. To idealize; exalt: deifying success.
[Middle English deifien, from Old French deifier, from Late Latin deificre, from deificus, deific; see deific.]
dei·fier n.