extol vs canonize

extol and canonize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
extol	No	No	Yes	No
canonize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, canonize is a hyponym of extol; that is, canonize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extol:

Other hyponyms of extol include canonise, ensky, crack up, hymn.

extol (verb)	canonize (verb)
praise, glorify, or honor	declare (a dead person) to be a saint
	treat as a sacred person