Definition of "beatifies" [beatifies]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify. (verb)

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• "Benedict will return to the square in exactly one week to lead a crowd expected to be at least double Easter's turnout when he beatifies John Paul, putting the Polish-born, long-serving pontiff on the last formal step before eventual sainthood."
• "Beatification: Once the miracle process is approved by the cardinals and the pope, the pope beatifies the candidate."
• "Where “Washerloop” goes for dance-floor agitation, this track beatifies its source material, ascending from the mundane concerns of the muffled conversation toward something heavenly, the come-hither voices of the Information Age sirens."