| VERB | communication | hallow, consecrate, bless, sanctify | render holy by means of religious rites |
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| Sounds | hhae'low | |
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| Rhymes | afterglow ... yellow: 75 rhymes with low... | |
| Meaning | Render holy by means of religious rites. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | consecrate, bless, sanctify | |
| Narrower | reconsecrate | consecrate anew, as after a desecration |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Opposite | desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate | Remove the consecration from a person or an object |
| Spanish | consagrar | |