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- DictionaryDes·e·crate/ˈdesəˌkrāt/
verb
- 1. treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate: "more than 300 graves were desecrated"
1. : to violate the sanctity of : profane. desecrate a shrine. a cemetery desecrated by vandals. 2. : to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously. … the kind of shore development … that has desecrated so many waterfronts …. John Fischer. desecrater noun.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt / us / ˈdes.ə.kreɪt / to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected: The mosque / shrine was desecrated by vandals. It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging and spoiling. adulterant. adulterated. adulteration. applecart. butcher.
Aug 14, 2015 · verb [ T ] us / ˈdes.ə.kreɪt / uk / ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt /. Add to word list. to damage or show no respect toward something holy or very much respected: The mosque / shrine was desecrated by vandals. It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action. to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate.
To desecrate means to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect. The news sometimes reports on vandals who have desecrated tombstones or places of worship.
Definition of desecrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of desecrate. Wiktionary. Synonyms: defiled. polluted. profaned. violated. befouled. dishonored. abused. blasphemed. ravaged. outraged. Antonyms: honored. praised. sanctified. consecrated. Desecrated Sentence Examples.
If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it. She shouldn't have desecrated the picture of a religious leader. Synonyms: profane, dishonour, defile, violate More Synonyms of desecrate. desecration (dɛsɪkreɪʃən ) uncountable noun.
verb. desecrated, desecrates, desecrating. To take away the sacredness of; treat as not sacred; profane. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To harm or insult a sacred thing. Webster's New World Law. To inappropriately change. Wiktionary.
desecrate. 1. (Sociology) to violate or outrage the sacred character of (an object or place) by destructive, blasphemous, or sacrilegious action. 2. (Sociology) to remove the consecration from (a person, object, building, etc); deconsecrate.
