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baronize

American  
[bar-uh-nahyz] / ˈbær əˌnaɪz /
especially British, baronise

verb (used with object)

baronized, baronizing

  1. to make or create (someone) a baron; confer the rank of baron upon.

Etymology

Origin of baronize

First recorded in 1605–15; baron + -ize

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