Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beatify

/biˈætɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: be-at-i-fy
IPA: /biˈætɪfaɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make blissful.

Transitive verb

verb

To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness.

Transitive verb

verb

To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[T]hat assertion of the wise man: 'Labor not for riches; wilt thou set thy heart on that which is not?' it, well applied, will pluck down the high places reared to this great idol of clay in men's hearts: will confute the common conceits and phrases which so beatify wealth; […]"

Etymology

From French béatifier, from Medieval Latin beātifico (“I bless”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: béatifier, beātifico

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

beatifies (present, singular) beatifying (participle, present) beatified (participle, past) beatified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

beatification Blessed

Synonyms

blissen elate beatify enrapture begladden bright cheer fetch cheer up cherish content delight

Rhymes With

ratify gratify stratify

Questions

How do you pronounce beatify?: The recorded pronunciation is /biˈætɪfaɪ/.
What does beatify mean?: To make blissful.
Where does beatify come from?: It is traced to French.

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