| Sanctify 1. (v. t.) To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to hallow. 2. (v. t.) To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption and pollution; to purify. 3. (v. t.) To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render productive of holiness or piety. 4. (v. t.) To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness, inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the like, to; to secure from violation; to give sanction to. Thesaurus Entries aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, canonize, cleanse, confirm, consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, glamorize, glorify, hallow, immortalize, justify, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, license, lionize, magnify, make legendary, purify, raise, ratify, saint, sanction, set apart, set up, throne, uplift |