consecrate

/KON-sih-krayt/verb

to make or declare sacred; to dedicate to a purpose

The chapel was consecrated three centuries ago.
Synonyms
sanctify, dedicate, hallow
Antonyms
desecrate, profane
Memory hook
con + sacrare (sacred): set apart as sacred.

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