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sanctifysanctify /ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ/ verb (, sanctified, sanctifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYsanctifyOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus; ➔ SAINT VERB TABLEsanctify |
Present | I, you, we, they | sanctify | | he, she, it | sanctifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sanctified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sanctified | | he, she, it | has sanctified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sanctified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sanctify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sanctified |
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Present | I | am sanctifying | | he, she, it | is sanctifying | | you, we, they | are sanctifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was sanctifying | | you, we, they | were sanctifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sanctifying | | he, she, it | has been sanctifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sanctifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sanctifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sanctifying |
1to make something holy SYN consecrate2to make something socially or religiously acceptable, or to give something official approval: The idea of progress has been sanctified in our culture.—sanctification /ˌsæŋktəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |