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DESECRATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the consecration from a person or an object

Synonyms:

deconsecrate; desecrate; unhallow

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "desecrate" is one way to...):

change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Antonym:

consecrate (render holy by means of religious rites)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Violate the sacred character of a place or language

Example:

profane the name of God

Synonyms:

desecrate; outrage; profane; violate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "desecrate" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

desecration (blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character)

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