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canonize

verb

/ˈkænənaɪz/

Meaning

To officially declare a dead person a saint; to regard as great or significant.

The church canonized the martyr after years of investigation.

canonize someone

sanctify, glorify, revere, venerate

denounce, condemn

canonize saints, canonize a figure, canonize officially

to use up or spend resources such as time, money, or energy

to remove the less desirable parts from a group; originally, to separate grain from chaff by blowing...

To communicate or work together with someone or something.

To manage or oversee the operation of something; to provide or apply.

To regularly behave in a particular way or to take care of something.

to speak very softly or quietly, often to avoid being overheard