Verb canonize has 3 senses
  1. canonize, canonise, saint - 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"
    --1 is one way to declare, adjudge, hold
    Derived forms: noun canonization1, noun canon5
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. canonize, canonise - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
    --2 is one way to laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. canonize, canonise - add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death"
    --3 is one way to add
    Derived forms: noun canonization1, noun canon5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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