beatify (v.)

  1. fill with sublime emotion; The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies; He was inebriated by his phenomenal success

    [ Syn: exhilarate , tickle pink , inebriate , thrill , exalt ]

  2. make blessedly happy

  3. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican'

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