laud vs canonize

laud and canonize both are verbs.

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

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

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

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