proclaim vs canonize

proclaim and canonize both are verbs.

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

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

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

proclaim (verb)	canonize (verb)
state or announce	declare (a dead person) to be a saint
praise, glorify, or honor	treat as a sacred person
declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of