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Variant of desecrate

desecrate Definition

des·ecrate (des′i krāt′)

transitive verb desecrated -·crat′·ed, desecrating -·crat′·ing

to take away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane

Etymology: de- (sense ) + (con)secrate

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desecrated Usage Examples

Object

  • temple: He desecrated the temple by setting up an altar to Zeus, king of the Greek gods.
  • site: They were hunted down and killed as animals, their sacred sites desecrated and their beliefs derided.
  • tomb: A mob drove the Jesuits from Holyrood, sacked the Chapel Royal and desecrated the royal tombs.

Modifying Another Word

  • also: Private Johnson had not only desecrated the statue of their Goddess, he had also desecrated the woman who played the Goddess.
  • now: The server came by, looked at the now desecrated Fifth Floor restaurant cloths, and made a little notation on her pad.