Canonize and Minimize

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Canonize

Canonize verb - To assign a high status or value to.
Usage example: those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director
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Minimize is an antonym for canonize.
Nearby Words: canon, canonical, canonization, canonise, canonizing

Minimize

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
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Canonize is an antonym for minimize.
Nearby Words: minimise, minimum, minimal, minimization, minimizing
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Minimize and Canonize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/canonize/minimize
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