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be•at•i•fy
Pronunciation: (bē-at'u-fī"), [key]—
v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to make blissfully happy.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch.to declare (a deceased person) to be among the blessed and thus entitled to specific religious honor.
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