1. past tense and past participle of apotheosise; to raise to the status of a god or to treat as divine; to glorify or exalt to an ideal state
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: apotheosized); formal or literary

Examples

• The ancient Romans apotheosised their emperors after death.
• Critics argued that the media had apotheosised the celebrity beyond reason.
• In mythology, heroes were often apotheosised and worshipped as gods.
• The artist's work was apotheosised by collectors who saw it as transcendent.
• Historical figures are sometimes apotheosised by their admirers, obscuring their flaws.
• The movement apotheosised nature as the ultimate source of truth and beauty.