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unsanctify

unsanctify verb: to reduce from a holy condition; to make profane.

Verb

unsanctify (third-person singular simple present unsanctifies, present participle unsanctifying, simple past and past participle unsanctified)

  1. (transitive) To reduce from a holy condition; to make profane.

Antonyms of unsanctify

Forms of unsanctify

third-person singular presentunsanctifies
present participleunsanctifying
past participleunsanctified
pastunsanctified

Origin of unsanctify

From un- + sanctify.

Questions about unsanctify

What does unsanctify mean?
Unsanctify means to reduce from a holy condition; to make profane.
What part of speech is unsanctify?
Unsanctify is a verb.
What is the past tense of unsanctify?
The past tense of unsanctify is unsanctified.

Words near unsanctify in the dictionary

  1. unsanctification
  2. unsanctified
  3. unsanctifiedly
  4. unsanctifiedness
  5. unsanctifies
  6. unsanctify
  7. unsanctifying
  8. unsanctimonious
  9. unsanctimoniously
  10. unsanctimoniousness
  11. unsanction

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