[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

canonize \can"onize\, 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
see also:
canonized canonizing canon 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
canonise saint 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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