v. 25B6; verb
he came to sanctify the site : CONSECRATE, bless, make holy, hallow, make sacred, dedicate to God.
they sanctified themselves : PURIFY, cleanse, free from sin, absolve, unburden, redeem; rare lustrate.
we must not sanctify this outrage : APPROVE, sanction, condone, vindicate, endorse, support, back, permit, allow, authorize, legitimize, legitimatize.