sanctify
/ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1- set apart as or declare holy; consecrate使神圣化; 使神圣不可侵犯：
a small Christian shrine was built to sanctify the site.
修建了一个小小的基督教圣坛以使该处成为圣地。
1.1
- （常作be sanctified）make legitimate or binding by religious sanction经教会批准而使合法化, 使具有约束力：
they see their love sanctified by the sacrament of marriage.
他们认为他们的爱情得到了神圣婚姻的认可。
1.2
- free from sin; purify免除…的罪恶; 使圣洁化, 使净化。
1.3
- （常作be sanctified）figurative give the appearance of being right or good; legitimize〈喻〉使显得正确; 使合法：
they looked to royalty to sanctify their cause.
他们指望王族来使他们的事业合法化。
派生词
sanctification
nounsanctifier
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French saintifier （influenced later by sanctifier）, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus 'holy'.