verb
- elevating someone or something to divine status or treating as a perfect example
Usage: present participle of apotheosize
Examples
- The media was apotheosizing the young athlete after her Olympic victory.
- Critics accused the biography of apotheosizing the controversial leader.
- The ancient Romans were known for apotheosizing their emperors.
- She worried that apotheosizing her mentor would prevent her from seeing his flaws.
- The documentary avoided apotheosizing its subject, showing both strengths and weaknesses.
- By apotheosizing the past, we often ignore the problems that existed then.