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Yes. The word canonize is a Scrabble US word. The word canonize is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

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8-letter words (1 found)

CANONIZE,

7-letter words (2 found)

CANZONE,CANZONI,

6-letter words (13 found)

AEONIC,ANCONE,AZIONE,AZONIC,CANINE,CANNIE,CONINE,CONNIE,ENCINA,ENZIAN,EONIAN,NEANIC,ZOECIA,

5-letter words (18 found)

ANCON,ANION,AZINE,AZOIC,CANOE,CANON,CONIA,CONIN,CONNE,COZEN,COZIE,ENIAC,INANE,NANCE,NONCE,OCEAN,ZINCO,ZONAE,

4-letter words (42 found)

ACNE,AEON,AINE,ANCE,ANNO,ANON,AZON,CAIN,CANE,CANN,CIAO,CINE,CION,COIN,CONE,CONI,CONN,COZE,EINA,EOAN,ICON,NAIN,NANE,NANO,NAOI,NAZE,NAZI,NEON,NICE,NINE,NONA,NONE,NONI,ONCE,ONIE,ZEIN,ZINC,ZINE,ZOEA,ZOIC,ZONA,ZONE,

3-letter words (26 found)

ACE,AIN,ANE,ANI,ANN,AZO,CAN,CAZ,CON,COZ,EAN,ECO,EON,ICE,INN,ION,NAE,NAN,NIE,NON,OCA,ONE,ZEA,ZEN,ZIN,ZOA,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AI,AN,EA,EN,IN,IO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,ZA,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 119 words from canonize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of canonize

canonize

Etymology

From Late Middle English canonizen (“to declare as a saint; to appoint to an ecclesiastical office”), from Old French canonisier (modern French canoniser (“to canonize”)), or from its etymon Medieval Latin, Late Latin canōnizāre, the present active infinitive of Latin canōnizō (“to recognize as a saint, canonize; to declare as authoritative or official”), from Latin canōn (“measuring line; (figurative) precept, rule, canon; authorized catalogue”) + -izō (suffix forming verbs). The English word is analysable as canon (“general principle, rule; authoritative group of works; catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church”) +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkænənaɪz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧non‧ize

Verb

canonize (third-person singular simple present canonizes, present participle canonizing, simple past and past participle canonized) (transitive, American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
    Synonym: saint
    Antonym: uncanonize
  2. (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
  3. (Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
    Antonym: uncanonize
  4. (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
  5. (chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
    Antonym: uncanonize

Alternative forms

  • canonise (non-Oxford British English)

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See also

  • beatify

References

Further reading

  • biblical canon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • canonization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Verb

canonize

  1. inflection of canonizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org