Canonize and Detest

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Canonize verb - To love or admire too much.

Usage example: a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him

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Detest is an antonym for canonize.

Detest verb - To dislike strongly.

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Canonize is an antonym for detest.

canonize idea

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Detest and Canonize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/canonize/detest

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