Definition of "consecrates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consecrate. (verb)

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• "Thus the self-gift entailed by celibacy "consecrates" as a space for grace and service what would otherwise be a mere absence, a hole in one's being."
• "Had it been such as consecrates the Bible Thou hadst not perished by the law of libel."
• "It's about a candidate letting her light shine in a way that consecrates their faith, or non-faith as it may be, as being in tune and in touch with the values of the voters."