Past tense of sanctify
regular verb
The past tense of sanctify is sanctified. The past participle is also sanctified.
Forms of sanctify
| Base form (V1) | sanctify /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sanctified |
| Past participle (V3) | sanctified |
| Present participle | sanctifying |
| Third person singular | sanctifies |
Sanctified in a sentence
- This statement indicates that according to Exod 20:25, altar stones, like most sacrifices and like priests, are sanctified.2011, Saul M. Olyan, Social Inequality in the World of the Text, page 191. From the entry altar stone
- It was the oath taken by the chief fecial which sanctified a treaty entered into with, or by, the Roman people.1928, Geoffrey Butler, Simon Maccoby, “Intercourse: In Peace”, in The Development of International Law (Contributions to International Law…. From the entry fecial
- Much of Kühne's work is based on an analysis of comradely ideals constructed and sanctified, especially by right-wing groups, in the interwar years.2014, Jason Crouthamel, An Intimate History of the Front: Masculinity, Sexuality, and German Soldiers in the First World War, Palgrave…. From the entry comradely
- And in the sanctified, post-exorcist intercourse which leads to conception, Margrethe appears 'obediently', speaking in initiated, divine tongues, interpreted by 'the friends': glossology.1992, Karola Dillenburger, Violent Bereavement: Widows in Northern Ireland, Aldershot, Hampshire: Avebury, →ISBN, page 198. From the entry glossology
- Cheeks bulging with stale jawbreakers, we would recite this line to each other, feeling that it sanctified our bond as two Jewish girls in a WASP neighborhood.2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry jawbreaker
Meaning of sanctify
- verb To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- verb To free from sin; to purify.
- verb To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
Questions about the past tense of sanctify
- What is the past tense of sanctify?
- The past tense of sanctify is sanctified.
- What is the past participle of sanctify?
- The past participle of sanctify is sanctified.
- Is sanctify a regular or irregular verb?
- Sanctify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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