sanctify

US [ˈsæŋktəˌfaɪ]
UK [ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ]
  • v.使神圣化;使正当化;使合法化;批准
  • Web成圣;使之成圣;分别为圣
Past Tense:sanctified  Simple Present:sanctifies  Present Participle:sanctifying  
sanctify
v.
1.
~ sth
使神圣化to make sth holy
2.
~ sth
使正当化;使合法化;批准;认可to make sth seem right or legal; to give official approval to sth
This was a practice sanctified by tradition.
这是一种合乎传统的做法。

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