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verbfirst conjugation

canōnizō

canōnizō (present infinitive canōnizāre, perfect active canōnizāvī, supine canōnizātum)
Classical[ka.nɔˈnɪz.zɔ]Ecclesiastical[ka.noˈnid.d͡zo]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinto canonize (recognize as a saint)
    Hic papa Innocentius […] statuit […] quod nullus novus sanctus in veneratione habeatur nisi auctoritate sedis apostolice, ita quod canonizetur a papa.This Pope Innnocent [III] decreed […] that no new saint should be held in veneration without the authority of the apostolic see, that they therefore are to be canonized by the pope.13th century, anonymous author, “Cronica Minor Minoritae Erphordensis”, in Monumenta Erphesfurtensia Saec. XII. XIII. XIV., published 1899, page 648:
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinto ratify, declare something official or authoritative, e.g. as part of the biblical canon or the liturgy
    Sic enim legati sedis apostolicae eorumdem principalium Conciliorum sanctiones primaria subscriptione apostolica vice canonizabant.For the legates of the apostolic see used to ratify the decrees of the same Councils in this way in place of the principal apostolic signature.1074, Pope Gregory VII, “Epistola […] ad Ottonem Constantiensem Episcopum […] ”, in Conciliorum omnium generalium et provincialium collectio regia, volume 26, published 1644, page 527:
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinto justify in canon law
  4. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinto make someone a canon (member of a cathedral chapter)

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.canōnizōcanōnizābamcanōnizābōcanōnizāvīcanōnizāveramcanōnizāverō
2nd sg.canōnizāscanōnizābāscanōnizābiscanōnizāvistīcanōnizāverāscanōnizāveris
3rd sg.canōnizatcanōnizābatcanōnizābitcanōnizāvitcanōnizāveratcanōnizāverit
1st pl.canōnizāmuscanōnizābāmuscanōnizābimuscanōnizāvimuscanōnizāverāmuscanōnizāverimus
2nd pl.canōnizātiscanōnizābātiscanōnizābitiscanōnizāvistiscanōnizāverātiscanōnizāveritis
3rd pl.canōnizantcanōnizābantcanōnizābuntcanōnizāvērunt
canōnizāvēre
canōnizāverantcanōnizāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.canōnizemcanōnizāremcanōnizāverimcanōnizāvissem
2nd sg.canōnizēscanōnizārēscanōnizāverīscanōnizāvissēs
3rd sg.canōnizetcanōnizāretcanōnizāveritcanōnizāvisset
1st pl.canōnizēmuscanōnizārēmuscanōnizāverīmuscanōnizāvissēmus
2nd pl.canōnizētiscanōnizārētiscanōnizāverītiscanōnizāvissētis
3rd pl.canōnizentcanōnizārentcanōnizāverintcanōnizāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.canōnizorcanōnizābarcanōnizābor
2nd sg.canōnizāris
canōnizāre
canōnizābāris
canōnizābāre
canōnizāberis
canōnizābere
3rd sg.canōnizāturcanōnizābāturcanōnizābitur
1st pl.canōnizāmurcanōnizābāmurcanōnizābimur
2nd pl.canōnizāminīcanōnizābāminīcanōnizābiminī
3rd pl.canōnizanturcanōnizābanturcanōnizābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.canōnizercanōnizārer
2nd sg.canōnizēris
canōnizēre
canōnizārēris
canōnizārēre
3rd sg.canōnizēturcanōnizārētur
1st pl.canōnizēmurcanōnizārēmur
2nd pl.canōnizēminīcanōnizārēminī
3rd pl.canōnizenturcanōnizārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.canōnizācanōnizāre
pres. 2nd pl.canōnizātecanōnizāminī
fut. 2nd sg.canōnizātōcanōnizātor
fut. 3rd sg.canōnizātōcanōnizātor
fut. 2nd pl.canōnizātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.canōnizantōcanōnizantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecanōnizārecanōnizārī
perfect infinitivecanōnizāvissecanōnizātum esse
future infinitivecanōnizātūrum essecanōnizātum īrī
present participlecanōnizāns—
perfect participle—canōnizātus
future participlecanōnizātūruscanōnizandus
gerundcanōnizandī, canōnizandō, canōnizandumsupinecanōnizātum, canōnizātū

cănŏnizo, āre, v. a. canon, II. C.,
I. to put into the list or catalogue of saints, to canonize, Alex. III. P.P. Ep. 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin canōnizō From canōn (“canon”) + -izō, parallel to Ancient Greek κανονίζω (kanonízō, “regulate”)

Descendants
  • Catalancanonitzar
  • Italiancanonizzare
  • Portuguesecanonizar
  • Romaniancanoniza
  • Spanishcanonizar
  • Frenchcanoniserfrom Old French canonisier
  • Englishcanonise/canonizefrom Old French canonisier
  • Galiciancanonizar

In English words that came into English from canōnizō

  • canonizecanōnizāre

Quick answers

What does canōnizō mean in Latin?
canōnizō, a verb, means “to canonize (recognize as a saint); to ratify, declare something official or authoritative, e.g. as part of the biblical canon or the liturgy; to justify in canon law”.
What are the principal parts of canōnizō?
canōnizō, canōnizāre, canōnizāvī, canōnizātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce canōnizō?
In classical Latin, [ka.nɔˈnɪz.zɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.noˈnid.d͡zo].