Sanctify
vRoot wordSSC PYQ × 6/sˈæŋktəfaɪ/ · सैंक्टिफ़ाइ
To make something holy
पवित्र करना
The ground was sanctified before the ceremony.
Long use does not sanctify a wrong practice.
Daily use: Jagah sanctify ki gayi thi.
Sanctify = sanct (पवित्र, जैसे saint) + ify (बनाना, जैसे purify, beautify)। यानी पवित्र बनाना। उल्टा: desecrate।
SANCTIFY = 'sanct' (holy, as in saint) + 'ify' (to make, as in purify and beautify). So sanctify is to make holy. Its opposite is desecrate.
'State of being holy' noun sanctity का अर्थ है; sanctify verb है — पवित्र करना। Synonym: consecrate, bless; antonym: desecrate, defile।
The book's meaning 'the state of being holy' belongs to the noun sanctity; sanctify is the verb 'to make holy'. Consecrate and bless are synonyms; desecrate, defile and profane are antonyms.