canonize
verb (used with object)
to place in the canon of saints.
are canonizing
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present progressiveof canonize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The anniversary events are canonizing — and continuing to commercialize — the moment when, some people say, alternative music fully broke through to the mainstream.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2011
