desecrate
11desecrate — verb Desecrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grave …
12desecrate — desecrater, desecrator, n. desecration, n. /des i krayt /, v.t., desecrated, desecrating. 1. to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office. 2. to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose. 3. to treat with sacrilege; profane. [1665… …
13desecrate — Synonyms and related words: abuse, adulterate, alloy, befoul, canker, cheapen, coarsen, commit sacrilege, confound, contaminate, convert, corrupt, debase, debauch, defalcate, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denature, deprave, depredate,… …
14desecrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. profane. See disrespect.Ant., venerate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defile, commit sacrilege, dishonor, befoul; see profane . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [DES uh krate] to abuse …
15desecrate — des|e|crate [ˈdesıkreıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: de + consecrate] to spoil or damage something holy or respected >desecration [ˌdesıˈkreıʃən] n [U] …
16desecrate — des|e|crate [ desə,kreıt ] verb transitive to deliberately spoil something special or holy ╾ des|e|cra|tion [ ,desə kreıʃn ] noun uncount …
17desecrate — [[t]de̱sɪkreɪt[/t]] desecrates, desecrating, desecrated VERB If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it. [V n] She shouldn t have desecrated the picture of a religious… …
18desecrate — des·e·crate || desɪkreɪt v. defile, violate, profane, pollute …
19desecrate — [ dɛsɪkreɪt] verb treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect. Derivatives desecration noun desecrator noun Origin C17: from de (expressing reversal) + a shortened form of consecrate …
20desecrate — v. a. Profane, pollute, treat sacrilegiously, pervert to unholy uses …
