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sanctifysanc‧ti‧fy /ˈsæŋktɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle sanctified, present participle sanctifying) [transitive] sanctifyOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French sanctifier, from Late Latin sanctificare, from Latin sanctus; ➔ SAINT VERB TABLEsanctify |
Present | I, you, we, they | sanctify | | he, she, it | sanctifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sanctified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sanctified | | he, she, it | has sanctified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sanctified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sanctify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sanctified |
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Present | I | am sanctifying | | he, she, it | is sanctifying | | you, we, they | are sanctifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was sanctifying | | you, we, they | were sanctifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sanctifying | | he, she, it | has been sanctifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sanctifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sanctifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sanctifying |
- These arbitrary customs have been sanctified over a long time.
- From the mountains, from the plains, from far-off villages, they came to be sanctified by seeing or touching him.
- The bishops expected the hallowed Authorized Version to maintain its mastery because it was sanctified in everyone's affections and moral sentiments.
- The rest continued the praying through, welcoming the newly sanctified with laughter and hugs.
- We sanctify ourselves through literate participation in collective reverence for our past.
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