To make a god of; to treat or regard something as divine or worthy of worship.
From Latin 'deus' (god) with the verb-forming suffix '-ate.' This rare term appears occasionally in theological and philosophical texts to describe the process of elevating something to divine status.
In history, leaders used to 'deitate' themselves—trying to convince people they were gods to gain absolute power, which usually ended badly for everyone.
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