| VERB | social | desecrate, profane, outrage, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate | remove the consecration from a person or an object |
| Sounds | dehsahkrey't; dehzahkrey't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | violate the sacred character of a place or language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "desecrate a cemetery" | |
| Synonyms | profane, outrage, violate | |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | desecrar, profanar | |
| Catalan | profanar | |
| Nouns | desecration | blasphemous behavior |
| Meaning | Remove the consecration from a person or an object. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | unhallow, deconsecrate | |
| Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
| Opposite | consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify | Render holy by means of religious rites |
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