vverb.socialviolate the sacred character of a place or languageSynset:desecrate outrage profane violate
Examples:- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
Derivationally Related Form:violationdesecrationprofanationviolative
Hypernyms:assail assault attack set on
Inherited Hypernyms:desecrateassail
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationremove the consecration from a person or an objectSynset:deconsecrate desecrate unhallow
Antonyms:consecrate
Hypernyms:change by reversal reverse turn
Inherited Hypernyms:desecratechange by reversalchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adjadj.alltreated with disrespect and contemptExamples:- many desecrated shrines and cemeteries
Antonyms:consecrated
Inherited Hypernyms:desecrated
Similar to:deconsecrated profaned violated