vt.

1. 使神圣化；把……奉献给神
   St. Francis wanted to sanctify poverty, not to abolish it.

   圣弗朗西斯想圣化贫困而不是消除它。

2. 使圣洁；清洗……的罪
3. 使神圣不可侵犯；批准，认可[H]
   This practice was sanctified by law.

   这一做法获得法律的认可。

v.

1. consecrate.
2. make legitimate or binding by religious sanction.
3. free from sin.