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sanctuarise

sanctuarise is the alternative form of sanctuarize.

Meaning of sanctuarize

Verb

sanctuarize (third-person singular simple present sanctuarizes, present participle sanctuarizing, simple past and past participle sanctuarized)

  1. (obsolete) To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
    • No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. To use military force to shelter another country from invasion or attack

Forms of sanctuarise

third-person singular presentsanctuarises
present participlesanctuarising
past participlesanctuarised
pastsanctuarised

Questions about sanctuarise

What is sanctuarise the alternative form of?
Sanctuarise is the alternative form of sanctuarize.

Words near sanctuarise in the dictionary

  1. sanctity
  2. Sancton
  3. Sanctons
  4. sanctuaried
  5. sanctuaries
  6. sanctuarise
  7. sanctuarised
  8. sanctuarising
  9. sanctuarization
  10. sanctuarize
  11. sanctuarized

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