sanctuarize

English

Etymology

From sanctuary +‎ -ize.

Verb

sanctuarize (third-person singular simple present sanctuarizes, present participle sanctuarizing, simple past and past participle sanctuarized)

1. (obsolete) To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vii], line 126:

     No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize.

2. (military) To use military force to shelter another country from invasion or attack