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v. To harm or insult a sacred thing.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Desecrate — Des e*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de + sacrare to consecrate, fr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desecrate — (v.) 1670s, formed from de do the opposite of (see DE (Cf. de )) + stem of CONSECRATE (Cf. consecrate). O.Fr. had dessacrer to profane, and there is a similar formation in Italian; but L. desecrare meant to make holy, with de in this case having… … Etymology dictionary
desecrate — [v] abuse, violate befoul, blaspheme, commit sacrilege, contaminate, defile, depredate, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, dishonor, make lose face*, mess up*, pervert, pillage, pollute, profane, prostitute, ravage, sack*, spoil, spoliate,… … New thesaurus
desecrate — ► VERB ▪ treat (something sacred) with violent disrespect. DERIVATIVES desecration noun desecrator noun. ORIGIN from DE (Cf. ↑de ) + a shortened form of CONSECRATE(Cf. ↑consecration) … English terms dictionary
desecrate — [des′i krāt΄] vt. desecrated, desecrating [ DE (sense 4) + (CON)SECRATE] to take away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane desecrater n. desecrator … English World dictionary
Desecrate — Subgénero del Rock, también llamado New Punk o Gore Punk surgido a principios del 2004, de la mano de Caminos del Sonido, banda que recibió el apelativo de Profanadores del Punk tras la edición de Telebasura, su primer álbum. El Desecrate se… … Enciclopedia Universal
desecrate — UK [ˈdesɪˌkreɪt] / US [ˈdesəˌkreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms desecrate : present tense I/you/we/they desecrate he/she/it desecrates present participle desecrating past tense desecrated past participle desecrated to deliberately spoil… … English dictionary
desecrate — transitive verb ( crated; crating) Etymology: de + secrate (as in consecrate) Date: 1675 1. to violate the sanctity of ; profane < desecrate a shrine > 2. to treat disrespectfully … New Collegiate Dictionary
desecrate — verb /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kreɪt,ˈdɛs.ə.kreɪt/ a) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. Its reform reform! Youre going to turn over a new leaf, and all that, and sign the pledge, and quit cigars, and go to work, and pay your debts, and … Wiktionary
desecrate — verb Desecrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grave … Collocations dictionary
