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bar•on•ize
Pronunciation: (bar'u-nīz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
to make or create (someone) a baron; confer the rank of baron upon.
Also, esp. Brit.,bar'on•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.