Meaning
to sanctify, keep holy
- To make holy, consecrate, or observe as sacred.
- To justify or excuse an action by giving it noble motives.
In a sentence
L'antico rito serviva a santificare il nuovo tempio.
The ancient rite served to sanctify the new temple.
Non puoi santificare ogni tua scelta egoista.
You cannot sanctify every selfish choice of yours.
La tradizione popolare tende a santificare gli eroi locali.
Popular tradition tends to sanctify local heroes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| santificare | infinitive |
| santifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| santifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| santifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| santifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| santificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| santificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| santificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| santificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| santificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| santificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| santificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| santificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| santificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| santificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| santificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| santificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| santificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| santificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| santificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| santificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| santificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| santificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| santificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| santificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| santifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| santifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| santifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| santifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| santifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| santifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| santificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| santificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| santificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| santificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| santificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| santificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| santificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| santificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| santificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| santificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| santifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| santificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| santifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| santifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| santificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| santificando | gerund |
| santificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling note: takes an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (e.g. 'santifichiamo') to preserve the hard /k/ sound.