de·i·fy 
(dēə-fī′, dā-)
(dēə-fī′, dā-)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 deificāre, from deificus, deific; see DEIFIC.]
dei·fi′er n.