| 单词 | desecrate |
| 释义 | desecrate (once / 2648 pages) v To desecrate means to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect. The news sometimes reports on vandals who have desecrated tombstones or places of worship. The word consecrate from the Latin consecrare means "to make sacred." Substituting the prefix con- with de- reverses the meaning. When preparing for a foreign occupation, the military instructs troops not to desecrate sacred sites and risk offending the local population. You can also desecrate someone's memory if you spread malicious lies about him after his death. WORD FAMILYdesecrate: desecrated, desecrates, desecrating, desecration+/desecration: desecrations USAGE EXAMPLESA large lithium mine not only desecrates the sacred grasslands, villagers say, but spawns deadly pollution. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) “If you met them, you would probably be telling them off, don’t be desecrating this monument.” New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Opponents say building the telescope atop Mauna Kea will desecrate state land. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) 1v violate the sacred character of a place or language desecrate a cemetery Syn|Hyper outrage, profane, violate assail, assault, attack, set on attack someone physically or emotionally 2v remove the consecration from a person or an object Syn|Ant|Hyper deconsecrate, unhallow bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify render holy by means of religious rites change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary |
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