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desecrate
des·e·crate D0157400 (dĕs′ĭ-krāt′)tr.v. des·e·crat·ed, des·e·crat·ing, des·e·crates To violate the sacredness of; profane.
[de- + (con)secrate.]
des′e·crat′er, des′e·cra′tor n.des′e·cra′tion n.desecrate (ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Sociology) to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action2. (Sociology) to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate[C17: from de- + consecrate] ˈdeseˌcrator, ˈdeseˌcrater n ˌdeseˈcration ndes•e•crate (ˈdɛs ɪˌkreɪt)
v.t. -crat•ed, -crat•ing. 1. to divest of sacred character or office. 2. to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose. 3. to treat with sacrilege; profane. [1665–75; de- + (con)secrate] des′e•crat`er, des′e•cra`tor, n. des`e•cra′tion, n. desecrate
Past participle: desecrated
Gerund: desecrating
| Imperative |
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| desecrate | | desecrate |
| Present |
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| I desecrate | | you desecrate | | he/she/it desecrates | | we desecrate | | you desecrate | | they desecrate |
| Preterite |
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| I desecrated | | you desecrated | | he/she/it desecrated | | we desecrated | | you desecrated | | they desecrated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am desecrating | | you are desecrating | | he/she/it is desecrating | | we are desecrating | | you are desecrating | | they are desecrating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have desecrated | | you have desecrated | | he/she/it has desecrated | | we have desecrated | | you have desecrated | | they have desecrated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was desecrating | | you were desecrating | | he/she/it was desecrating | | we were desecrating | | you were desecrating | | they were desecrating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had desecrated | | you had desecrated | | he/she/it had desecrated | | we had desecrated | | you had desecrated | | they had desecrated |
| Future |
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| I will desecrate | | you will desecrate | | he/she/it will desecrate | | we will desecrate | | you will desecrate | | they will desecrate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have desecrated | | you will have desecrated | | he/she/it will have desecrated | | we will have desecrated | | you will have desecrated | | they will have desecrated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be desecrating | | you will be desecrating | | he/she/it will be desecrating | | we will be desecrating | | you will be desecrating | | they will be desecrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been desecrating | | you have been desecrating | | he/she/it has been desecrating | | we have been desecrating | | you have been desecrating | | they have been desecrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been desecrating | | you will have been desecrating | | he/she/it will have been desecrating | | we will have been desecrating | | you will have been desecrating | | they will have been desecrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been desecrating | | you had been desecrating | | he/she/it had been desecrating | | we had been desecrating | | you had been desecrating | | they had been desecrating |
| Conditional |
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| I would desecrate | | you would desecrate | | he/she/it would desecrate | | we would desecrate | | you would desecrate | | they would desecrate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have desecrated | | you would have desecrated | | he/she/it would have desecrated | | we would have desecrated | | you would have desecrated | | they would have desecrated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | desecrate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"outrage, profane, violateassail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" | | 2. | desecrate - remove the consecration from a person or an objectdeconsecrate, unhallowchange by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"hallow, sanctify, bless, consecrate - render holy by means of religious rites |
desecrateverb profane, dishonour, defile, violate, contaminate, pollute, pervert, despoil, blaspheme, commit sacrilege She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader
value, respect, prize, worship, esteem, revere, glorify, exalt, venerate, hallowdesecrateverbTo spoil or mar the sanctity of:defile, pollute, profane, violate.Translationsdessacrerprofanerviolerprofanaredesecrate
Related to desecrate: DescartesSynonyms for desecrateverb profaneSynonyms- profane
- dishonour
- defile
- violate
- contaminate
- pollute
- pervert
- despoil
- blaspheme
- commit sacrilege
Antonyms- value
- respect
- prize
- worship
- esteem
- revere
- glorify
- exalt
- venerate
- hallow
Synonyms for desecrateverb to spoil or mar the sanctity ofSynonyms- defile
- pollute
- profane
- violate
Synonyms for desecrateverb violate the sacred character of a place or languageSynonymsRelated Words- assail
- assault
- set on
- attack
verb remove the consecration from a person or an objectSynonymsRelated Words- change by reversal
- reverse
- turn
Antonyms- hallow
- sanctify
- bless
- consecrate
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