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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 | ||
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