desecratedes‧e‧crate /ˈdesɪkreɪt/ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
► see thesaurus at damage—desecration /ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdesecrate
Verb TableOrigin:
1600-1700 de- + consecrateVERB TABLE
desecrate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | desecrate |
| he, she, it | desecrates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | desecrated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have desecrated |
| he, she, it | has desecrated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had desecrated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will desecrate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have desecrated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am desecrating |
| he, she, it | is desecrating | |
| you, we, they | are desecrating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was desecrating |
| you, we, they | were desecrating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been desecrating |
| he, she, it | has been desecrating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been desecrating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be desecrating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been desecrating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Most of the Egyptian tombs were desecrated and robbed.
- The church had been desecrated by vandals.
- Three skinheads admitted desecrating over 100 graves.
- It is then that the atmosphere of peace becomes tinged with a sense of sadness at such a loss ... beauty desecrated.
- Kelly's grave was also desecrated.
- Never mind that he desecrated their spirit.
- Other new signs posted to describe scenery have been desecrated or struck down.
- Yet he hated to think of Wheeler, who represented everything bogus and hollow, desecrating his beloved church.
THESAURUS► damage
to spoil or damage something holy or respected to cause physical harm to something or someone, or have a bad effect on them: · Several buildings were damaged by the earthquake.· The other car wasn’t damaged.· The scandal could damage his career.
► harm to have a bad effect on something: · They use chemicals that will harm the environment.· The oil crisis could harm the economy.
► spoil to have a bad effect on something and make it less successful, enjoyable, useful etc: · We didn’t let the rain spoil our holiday.· Local people say the new buildings will spoil the view.
► vandalize to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.
► sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · There is evidence that the airplane was sabotaged.
► tamper with something to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · The car’s brakes had been tampered with.
► desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.
► deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Someone had defaced the statue and painted it bright orange.
Longman Language Activatorto damage something deliberately► vandalize also vandalise British to deliberately damage buildings, vehicles, or public property: · All the public telephones in the area had been vandalized.· No-one is really sure why people vandalize their own neighbourhoods.
► smash up British to deliberately damage a room or building by breaking windows, furniture etc: smash something up: · They didn't only rob the house, they smashed it up too.smash up something: · About 400 rioters had seized control and were smashing up the jail.smash the place up: · Some of the men got drunk and smashed the place up.
► trash especially American, informal to cause a lot of damage to a thing or place, either deliberately or by using it carelessly: · That kid of yours has trashed my VCR.trash the place spoken (=cause a lot of damage to a room or building): · Dad says it's OK to have the party here, as long as we don't trash the place.
► sabotage to secretly damage machines or equipment so that they cannot be used, especially in order to harm an enemy: · The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.· Security lighting was sabotaged before the theft took place.
► tamper with to deliberately and illegally damage or change a part of something in order to prevent it from working properly: · Someone had tampered with the lock on my door.· After the accident, police discovered that the car's brakes had been tampered with.
► deface to deliberately spoil the appearance of something by writing on it, spraying paint on it etc: · Several of the gravestones had been defaced and were impossible to read.deface something with something: · The Central Bank issued a statement warning against defacing bank notes with what it called "indecent expressions".
► desecrate to damage a church or other holy place: · The church had been desecrated by vandals.· Most of the Egyptian tombs were desecrated and robbed.
► see thesaurus at damage—desecration /ˌdesɪˈkreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]