beatify

verbs

fill with sublime emotion

"The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

beatify, exalt, exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, tickle pink

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make blessedly happy

beatify

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is a type of (narrower)

fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

"Music can uplift your spirits"

declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood

"On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"

beatify

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is a type of (narrower)

declare to be

"She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"