Beatify

v. t.	1.	To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness. [imp. & p. p. Beatified (bė*ăt"ĭ*fīd); p. pr. & vb. n. Beatifying.] The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth. - Barrow.
	2.	To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment.
	3.	(R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized.

Verb	1.	beatify - fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage); "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" Synonyms: exhilarate, inebriate, exalt, thrill
	2.	beatify - make blessedly happy
	3.	beatify - 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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