desecrate
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of somethingTo profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
» Your crimes have desecrated your ancestors' graves.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
entheiligen, schänden, entweihen
оскверня́тьoskvernjátʹ, оскверни́тьoskvernítʹ, надруга́тьсяnadrugátʹsja
(transitive)To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
remove the consecration from a person or an object
(transitive)To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner.
Examples
7 sentencesYour crimes have desecrated your ancestors' graves.
They desecrated the shrine.
Sami went to great lengths to desecrate Layla's body.
Leonardo da Vinci desecrated graves in order to study anatomy.
ruЛеонардо да Винчи осквернял могилы в целях изучения анатомии.
They desecrated God's sanctuary.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From de- + stem of consecrate.From de- + stem of consecrate.
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Forms
desecrates, desecrating, desecrated, desecrated| Base form | desecrate · to desecrate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | desecrates |
| Present participle | desecrating |
| Past simple | desecrated |
| Past participle | desecrated |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- remove the consecration from a person or an object:unhallowdeconsecrate
- violate the sacred character of a place or language:profaneoutrageviolate
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle