Akademik

canonise
verb
1. treat as a sacred person
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He canonizes women

• Syn: ↑canonize
• Hypernyms: ↑laud, ↑extol, ↑exalt, ↑glorify, ↑proclaim
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

2. declare (a dead person) to be a saint
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After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized

• Syn: ↑canonize, ↑saint
• Derivationally related forms: ↑saint (for: ↑saint), ↑canonisation, ↑canon, ↑canonization (for: ↑canonize), ↑canon (for: ↑canonize)
• Topics: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑organized religion
• Hypernyms: ↑declare, ↑adjudge, ↑hold
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.