Verb
To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Popes began also about this time to canonize saints, and to grant indulgences and pardons. Isaac Newton
After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized Source: Internet
He canonizes women Source: Internet
Other Christians highly revere him but do not canonize or venerate saints. Source: Internet
Pope Benedict VIII later declared the Armenian hermit Symeon to be a saint, but it was not until the pontificate of Pope Innocent III that the Popes reserved to themselves the exclusive authority to canonize saints. Source: Internet
Before I try to canonize or Sylvester Stallone, I should stop. Source: Internet