sanctuarize en · VERB
Etymology
From sanctuary + -ize.
Meanings
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(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 Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii], line 126:
- To use military force to shelter another country from invasion or attack
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sanctuarizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sanctuarizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sanctuarized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sanctuarized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |