sanctify
v. US //ˈsæŋktəfaɪ// UK //sˈɑːnktɪfˌaɪ// sanc·ti·fy
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.