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beatify

bea·tify

UK/biˈætɪfaɪ/ US/biˈætʌˌfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)

  • “The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”
  • “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”
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3.

declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood

  • “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”

Origin

From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico (“I bless”).

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