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    CANONIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they canonize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it canonizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: canonized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: canonized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: canonizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Declare (a dead person) to be a saintplay

    Example:

    After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized

    Synonyms:

    canonise; canonize; saint

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "canonize" is one way to...):

    adjudge; declare; hold (declare to be)

    Domain category:

    faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    canon (a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church)

    canonization ((Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Treat as a sacred personplay

    Example:

    He canonizes women

    Synonyms:

    canonise; canonize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "canonize" is one way to...):

    exalt; extol; glorify; laud; proclaim (praise, glorify, or honor)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

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