sanctify vs lustrate

sanctify and lustrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sanctify	No	No	Yes	No
lustrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lustrate is a hyponym of sanctify; that is, lustrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sanctify:

sanctify: make pure or free from sin or guilt
lustrate: purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials

Other hyponyms of sanctify include spiritualise, spiritualize.

sanctify (verb)	lustrate (verb)
make pure or free from sin or guilt	purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
render holy by means of religious rites
give religious sanction to, such as through an oath