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English
Verb
Desecrate (third-person singular simple present desecrates, present participle desecrating, simple past and past participle desecrated)
- (transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
- (transitive) To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
- (transitive) To inappropriately change.
Synonyms for Desecrate
profane, secularize, pervert, pollute, abuse, misuse, violate, defile, debase.
Antonyms for Desecrate
sanctify, purify, cleanse, consecrate, hallow.
Related terms
Thesaurus
abuse, adulterate, alloy, befoul, canker, cheapen, coarsen, commit sacrilege, confound, contaminate, convert, corrupt, debase, debauch, defalcate, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denature, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, devalue, devastate, devour, dishonor, distort, divert, embezzle, foul, infect, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pillage, poison, pollute, profane, prostitute, ravage, ravish, sack, spoliate, taint, twist, ulcerate, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp, waste
