The difference between Profane and Sanctify

When used as verbs, profane means to violate (something sacred), whereas sanctify means to make holy.

Profane is also noun with the meaning: a person or thing that is profane.

Profane is also adjective with the meaning: unclean.

check bellow for the other definitions of Profane and Sanctify

Profane as an adjective:

Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
Profane as an adjective:

Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

Examples:

"'profane authors"
Profane as an adjective:

Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
Profane as an adjective:

Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain

Examples:

"a profane person, word, oath, or tongue"

Profane as a verb (transitive):

To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate

Examples:

"One should not profane the name of God."

"to profane the Scriptures"
Profane as a verb (transitive):

To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

Sanctify as a verb (transitive):

To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
Sanctify as a verb (transitive):

To free from sin; to purify.
Sanctify as a verb (transitive):

To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
Sanctify as a verb (transitive):

To endorse with religious sanction.