sanctify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn] make (sb/sth) holy 使(某人[某事物])神圣化
a life sanctified by prayer 因祈禱而變得神圣的生活.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(fig 比喻) make (sth) seem right, legal, etc; justify; sanction 使(某事物)正當、 合法、 有理等; 認可
a practice sanctified by tradition 為傳統所認可的做法.