baronizev.
Etymology: see -ize suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbaronize.
rare.
society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > ennoble [verb (transitive)] > invest with rank or title > make into a baron
1611 L. Barry iii. sig. F Didst thou not sweare thou shouldst be Baroniz'd? [cf. sig. C4v, I..stand in hope To bee created Barron.]
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