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sanctuarized

sanctuarized is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about sanctuarized

What is sanctuarized the simple past and past participle of?
Sanctuarized is the simple past and past participle of sanctuarize.

Words near sanctuarized in the dictionary

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

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