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sanctify

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sangk′tə fī′)

Inflections of 'sanctify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sanctifies
v 3rd person singular
sanctifying
v pres p
sanctified
v past
sanctified
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•fy /ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Religionto make holy; bless or consecrate:to sanctify a new church.
sanc•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌsæŋktəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -sanct-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sanc•ti•fy  (sangk′tə fī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. Religionto make holy;
    set apart as sacred;
    consecrate.
  2. Religionto purify or free from sin:Sanctify your hearts.
  3. Religionto impart religious sanction to;
    render legitimate or binding:to sanctify a vow.
  4. to entitle to reverence or respect.
  5. Religionto make productive of or conducive to spiritual blessing.
  • Latin, as above
  • Old French saintifier
  • Late Latin sānctificāre (see Sanctus, -ify); replacing Middle English seintefien
  • 1350–1400
sanc′ti•fi′a•ble, adj. 
sanc′ti•fi′a•ble•ness, n. 
sanc′ti•fi′a•bly, adv. 
sanc′ti•fi′ca′tion, n. 
sanc′ti•fi′er, n. 
sanc′ti•fy′ing•ly, adv. 
    1. bless, hallow, anoint, enshrine, exalt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sanctify /ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
  1. to make holy
  2. to free from sin; purify
  3. to sanction (an action or practice) as religiously binding: to sanctify a marriage
  4. to declare or render (something) productive of or conductive to holiness, blessing, or grace
  5. obsolete to authorize to be revered
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin sanctificāre, from Latin sanctus holy + facere to makeˌsanctifiˈcation n ˈsanctiˌfier n
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