v. rare. [f. APOTHEOSIS, like metamorphose.] = APOTHEOSIZE.
1671. F. Philipps, Reg. Necess., 269. He must be Apotheosed, or more than Mortality or mankind will permit, and so omnipresent.
1766. Porny, Heraldry, vi. (1777), 209. Emperors, when they were Apotheosed or ranked among the Gods.
1869. Echo, 31 Aug. Persons less gifted have not the power of apotheosing vice.
