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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Canonizing.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.
     canon.. See Canon.]
     1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in
        the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was
        canonized.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fame in time to come canonize us.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Canonizing.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.
     canon.. See Canon.]
     1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in
        the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was
        canonized.
  
     2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
  
              Fame in time to come canonize us.     --Shak.
  
     2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  canonize
       v 1: in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a
            saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle,
            the priest was canonized" [syn: canonise, saint]
       2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: canonise]
       3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was
          canonized not long after his death" [syn: canonise]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canonize
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: canonizar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  canonize
     alt.
     (alter en canonise  non-Oxford)
     vb.
     1 (lb en chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased#Adjective
  person) as a saint#Noun, and enter them into the canon of saints.
     2 (lb en figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to
  the high#Adjective honour#Noun.
     3 (lb en Christianity) To formally declare (a piece#Noun of religious
  writing#Noun) to be part#Noun of the biblical canon.
     4 (lb en by extension) To regard (an artistic or written#Adjective
  work#Noun or its creator) as one of a group#Noun that are
  representative#Adjective of a particular#Adjective field#Noun.
     5 (lb en chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church#Noun: to
  give#Verb official#Adjective approval to; to authorize, to
  sanction#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  canonize
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: canonizar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  canonize
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: canonizar)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canonize
     Engelska vb.
     kanonisera

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  canonize /kˈanənˌaɪz/ 
  kanonizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  canonize /kˈanənˌaɪz/ 
  svatořečit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  canonize /kˈanənˌaɪz/
  
  αγιοποιώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  canonize //ˈkænənaɪz// //ˈkænəˌnaɪz// 
  kanonisoida, kanonistaa, pyhimykseksi
  to declare as a saint

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  canonize //ˈkænənaɪz// //ˈkænəˌnaɪz// 
  列聖する
  to declare as a saint

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  canonize //ˈkænənaɪz// //ˈkænəˌnaɪz// 
  kanonisere
  to declare as a saint

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  canonize /ˈkænənaɪz/ 
    kanonizować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  canonize /kˈanənˌaɪz/ 
  canonizar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  canonize //ˈkænənaɪz// //ˈkænəˌnaɪz// 
  kanonisera, helgonförklara
  to declare as a saint

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  canonize /kˈanənˌaɪz/
  1. öImüş bir kimseyi kilisece kabul edilen azizler listesine dahil etmek
  2. takdis etmek, yüceltmek
  3. muteber addetmek. canoniza'tion  azizlik mertebesine yükseltme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkænəˌnaɪz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "canonize":
     aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, cleanse,
     consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble,
     enshrine, enthrone, exalt, frock, glamorize, glorify, hallow,
     immortalize, lionize, magnify, make legendary, ordain, purify,
     raise, saint, sanctify, set apart, set up, throne, uplift
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vt. 封...死者为圣徒,使加入圣徒之列,

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 封…死者为圣徒,使加入圣徒之列,褒扬

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