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sanctuarize

sanctuarize verb: to shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.

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 sanctuarize

third-person singular presentsanctuarizes
present participlesanctuarizing
past participlesanctuarized
pastsanctuarized

Origin of sanctuarize

From sanctuary + -ize.

Questions about sanctuarize

What does sanctuarize mean?
Sanctuarize means to shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
What part of speech is sanctuarize?
Sanctuarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of sanctuarize?
The past tense of sanctuarize is sanctuarized.

Words near sanctuarize in the dictionary

  1. sanctuaries
  2. sanctuarise
  3. sanctuarised
  4. sanctuarising
  5. sanctuarization
  6. sanctuarize
  7. sanctuarized
  8. sanctuarizes
  9. sanctuarizing
  10. sanctuary
  11. sanctuary cities

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