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sanctuarizing

sanctuarizing is the present participle and gerund 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 sanctuarizing

What is sanctuarizing the present participle and gerund of?
Sanctuarizing is the present participle and gerund of sanctuarize.

Words near sanctuarizing in the dictionary

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

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