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Definition of canonize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

canonize

verb

NAmE//ˈkænəˌnaɪz//

[usually passive] canonize somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they canonize

he / she / it canonizes

past simple canonized

-ing form canonizing

(of the pope) to state officially that someone is now a saint compare beatify

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canonization

NAmE//ˌkænənəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See canonize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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