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beatify

英[bɪ'ætɪfaɪ] 美[bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
  • vt. 行宣福礼;使享福

英英释意


1. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage);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"
2. make blessedly happy
3. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood;
"On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"