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sanctuarizes

sanctuarizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sanctuarizes

What is sanctuarizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sanctuarizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sanctuarize.

Words near sanctuarizes in the dictionary

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

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