1. (v. t.) To seat on a throne\; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

2. (v. t.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.

aggrandize anoint apotheose apotheosize beatify canonize chair crown deify elevate ennoble enshrine exalt glamorize glorify immortalize inaugurate induct install instate invest lionize magnify make legendary place place in office put in raise saint sanctify set up throne uplift