English verb: sanctify | |||
1. | sanctify (communication) render holy by means of religious rites | ||
Synonyms | bless, consecrate, hallow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | reconsecrate | ||
Antonyms | deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate | ||
2. | sanctify (change) make pure or free from sin or guilt | ||
Samples | He left the monastery purified. | ||
Synonyms | purge, purify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lustrate, spiritualise, spiritualize | ||