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beatifybeatify /biˈæt̮əˌfaɪ/ verb (, beatified, beatifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYbeatifyOrigin: 1500-1600 French béatifier, from Late Latin beatificare, from Latin beatus; ➔ BEATIFIC VERB TABLEbeatify |
Present | I, you, we, they | beatify | | he, she, it | beatifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | beatified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have beatified | | he, she, it | has beatified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had beatified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will beatify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have beatified |
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Present | I | am beatifying | | he, she, it | is beatifying | | you, we, they | are beatifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was beatifying | | you, we, they | were beatifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been beatifying | | he, she, it | has been beatifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been beatifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be beatifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been beatifying |
if the Catholic Church beatifies someone who has died, it says officially that he or she is a holy or special person as a first step to becoming a saint—beatification /biˌæt̮əfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |