BEATIFY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • declare (a dead person) to be blessed
    • the first step of achieving sainthood
    Usage Example(s)
    • On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican
    Hypernyms(s) beatify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make blessedly happy
    Hypernyms(s) beatify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • fill with sublime emotion
    • tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
    • He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
    Hypernyms(s) beatify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)