sanctify

(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
(transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
(transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
(transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/

From Anglo-Norman seintefier, from Old French saintefier, from Late Latin sānctificō, from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). Form altered to conform with Latin.