saint vs canonize

saint is a noun but canonize is not a noun.

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

As verbs, saint and canonize are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of saint include canonise.

saint (noun)	canonize (noun)
person of exceptional holiness
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

saint (verb)	canonize (verb)
declare (a dead person) to be a saint	declare (a dead person) to be a saint
hold sacred	treat as a sacred person