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Meaning of "beatify" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEATIFY

From Old French beatifier, from Late Latin beātificāre to make blessed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BEATIFY

bɪˈætɪˌfaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEATIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beatify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb beatify in English.

WHAT DOES BEATIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beatification

Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name. Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonisation process. A person who is beatified is in English given the title "Blessed".

Definition of beatify in the English dictionary

The definition of beatify in the dictionary is to declare formally that showed a heroic degree of holiness in his or her life and therefore is worthy of public veneration: the first step towards canonization. Other definition of beatify is to make extremely happy.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEATIFY

PRESENT

Present
I beatify
you beatify
he/she/it beatifies
we beatify
you beatify
they beatify
Present continuous
I am beatifying
you are beatifying
he/she/it is beatifying
we are beatifying
you are beatifying
they are beatifying
Present perfect
I have beatified
you have beatified
he/she/it has beatified
we have beatified
you have beatified
they have beatified
Present perfect continuous
I have been beatifying
you have been beatifying
he/she/it has been beatifying
we have been beatifying
you have been beatifying
they have been beatifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I beatified
you beatified
he/she/it beatified
we beatified
you beatified
they beatified
Past continuous
I was beatifying
you were beatifying
he/she/it was beatifying
we were beatifying
you were beatifying
they were beatifying
Past perfect
I had beatified
you had beatified
he/she/it had beatified
we had beatified
you had beatified
they had beatified
Past perfect continuous
I had been beatifying
you had been beatifying
he/she/it had been beatifying
we had been beatifying
you had been beatifying
they had been beatifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will beatify
you will beatify
he/she/it will beatify
we will beatify
you will beatify
they will beatify
Future continuous
I will be beatifying
you will be beatifying
he/she/it will be beatifying
we will be beatifying
you will be beatifying
they will be beatifying
Future perfect
I will have beatified
you will have beatified
he/she/it will have beatified
we will have beatified
you will have beatified
they will have beatified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been beatifying
you will have been beatifying
he/she/it will have been beatifying
we will have been beatifying
you will have been beatifying
they will have been beatifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would beatify
you would beatify
he/she/it would beatify
we would beatify
you would beatify
they would beatify
Conditional continuous
I would be beatifying
you would be beatifying
he/she/it would be beatifying
we would be beatifying
you would be beatifying
they would be beatifying
Conditional perfect
I would have beatify
you would have beatify
he/she/it would have beatify
we would have beatify
you would have beatify
they would have beatify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been beatifying
you would have been beatifying
he/she/it would have been beatifying
we would have been beatifying
you would have been beatifying
they would have been beatifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you beatify
we let´s beatify
you beatify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to beatify
Past participle
beatified
Present Participle
beatifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEATIFY

beautify · certify · demystify · fortify · gratify · identifier · identify · interstratify · justify · mattify · mortify · notify · objectify · prettify · quantify · ratify · rectify · sanctify · stratify · testify

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEATIFY

beatboxing · beaten · beaten-up · beater · beath · beatific · beatifical · beatifically · beatification · beatified · beatifies · beating · beating-up · beatitude · beatless · beatnik · Beaton · Beatrix · Beatty · beaty

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEATIFY

acetify · brutify · citify · compactify · decertify · flintify · fructify · frutify · left-justify · misidentify · moistify · mystify · overidentify · prenotify · presanctify · rejustify · renotify · right-justify · stultify · unsanctify

Synonyms and antonyms of beatify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «beatify» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BEATIFY

Find out the translation of beatify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of beatify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beatify» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

美化
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

beatificar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

beatify
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सुख देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

beatify
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

канонизировать
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

beatificar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সুখী করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

béatifier
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Beatify
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

selig sprechen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

列福
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

축복하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Beatify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tôn chức hiển thánh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இன்ப நிலையில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पराभूत करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şad etmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

beatificare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

beatyfikacji
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

канонізувати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

beatifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακαρίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

salig verklaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beatify
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beatify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beatify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEATIFY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of beatify
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beatify

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEATIFY»

Discover the use of beatify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beatify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Show Me You Love Me: A Parent's Fun Guide to Teaching ...
It is a compilation of ideas to encourage parents to play with their young children, make homework fun, and creative ways to show children they are loved.
Tara Koerber, 2006
2
The British Catalogue of Books Published from October 1837 ...
6d Beatify, Aug. 1839 Tippoo Sultan, a Tale of the Mysore War, post Svo. 31s. 6d Beatify, Jan. 1841 — — (M.) Builder's Price Hook, by E. Crcsy, Svo. 4s Taylor, anoualir (Mrs.) Family Schoolmistress, 18mo. Is. fid S. T. Clarke, Dec.
Sampson Low, 1853
3
Soulzer: Be a Soldier to Save Your Soul
Beatify. your. heart! “God has made everything beautiful for its own time” ( Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT). Confucius said, “Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.” Bring out anew all the jewels of the divine regalia which have been stored in ...
P.I. Sabbathi, 2014
4
The Guide To English Usage
Beatify 4. to make sound of pumping blood by the heart. • One's heart beats rhythmically which can be heard through stethoscope. Compare : Pulsate v = to move alternately to contract & expand (by the heart). Palpitate v = (heart) to move in ...
B.b.sinha, 2009
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Atharva Veda: Authentic English Translation
May it beatify me with light and lustre, may it bring me the grace of glory and grandeur. walla-id: Wfqamqaw lwfi'a'gufi 1361:2312? my? fidagmqufiagw'm Wmu 2o u 20. Yathd yas'ah kanya yam yathasmintsamhhrte rathe. Eva me varano manih ...
Agniveer, 2013
6
The Semantics of Form in Arabic in the Mirror of European ...
Beatify, an ascriptive synonym of macarize, in addition presents an earlier factitive sense, 'to make supremely happy or blessed' (OED). The declarative sense the OED defines thus: "to pronounce or declare supremely blessed," and offers an ...
David Justice, 1987
7
Spelling turned etymology
(a barbarian.) Abstr. subst. from r. barbar- ? (barbarity.) What forms of adjectives are there from r. barbar- ? (barbarous, barbarian, barbaric9.) To-make-barbarous ? (to barbarize.) To make-happy ? (to beatify.) Subst. from beatify? (beatification.)  ...
Thomas Kerchever Arnold, 1844
8
New York Magazine
Books/Rhoda. Koenig. THE. LATE. GREAT. SOCIETY. ". . .Richard. N. Goodwin. seeks. to. beatify. the. Kennedys. and. to. impress. upon. the. world. that. he. was. no. small. potatoes,. either. . ." Find out if he really bought that sports car. Call.
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... v.tr. deprive (a ship) of wind. be°came past of BECOME. be'cause /bikawz, —kt' 1z/ conj. for the reason that; since. [1 because of on account of; by reason of. bé' cha'mel /be'shomel/ n. kind of thick white sauce. 65. beatify. ~. bedraggle.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
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Tampa Bay Magazine
beatify. Hlrt'mtim. uA"im. 9V. kvttU. by Steven Anderson, LaPosh Salon For some of today's top fashion models, a radical change in hair color can be a career move. For the rest of us, it can cause cardiac arrest. The current trend in hair color is ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEATIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beatify is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ministers, British Nationals Implicated in a $1.5-Million Scandal
It once gave vehicles as gifts to Beatify Malawi (BEAM), a charity owned by the president's wife, Gertrude Mutharika. The company has been ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Why Heathrow got the backing of Gatwick's biggest customer
But we've got to be careful not to beatify her too soon. We've still got lots to do,' he says. We talk about the Germanwings accident in March, ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
3
FDR Boardwalk, once a magnet for vandals, thrives today
... and city agencies responded by pouring resources into the Boardwalk -- not just to prevent and repair damage, but to improve and beatify it. «SILive.com, Jun 15»
4
Two Lives: On Hanya Yanagihara and Atticus Lish
... of his aesthetic (think of Penélope Cruz lip-syncing Volver), lies in his use of high camp to beatify a rag-tag assortments of losers and rebels. «The Millions, Jun 15»
5
Libby Lake Park mural uplifts community
A dedication ceremony recognized the teens' efforts to beatify their neighborhood and get others involved on Sunday, along with a party in the ... «Coast News, Jun 15»
6
Huawei brings joy with ease
The beauty mode is able to beatify all people in a group picture. The Huawei P8 can distinguish the owner of the phone and beautify him/her ... «Pakistan Observer, Jun 15»
7
The Pope, the environment and the saving grace of fossil fuels
... passionately defending humanity's duty to protect the environment, the world's eco-warriors are rushing to beatify Pope Francis as a key ally ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
8
OPPO Mirror 5 sighted, coming very soon with advanced camera tech
No details have been confirmed yet but OPPO Mirror 5 is said to feature a 5 megapixel front-facing camera with Beatify features for the selfie ... «Android Community, Jun 15»
9
EXCLUSIVE: Oppo Mirror 5 coming soon, check out its photos
... now we can confirm the Mirror 5 will feature a rear camera with PureImage 2.0+ interface and a 5MP selfie snapper with Beatify 3.0 functions. «GSMArena.com, Jun 15»
10
For the best interlock stone and retaining wall...
Retaining walls can be built to both beatify a space or to make it safer. On the visual side, they can be used to accentuate any landscape design ... «InsideHalton.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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