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How to pronounce desecrate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms deconsecrate, unhallow
Type of change by reversal, reverse, turn
Type Words
Synonyms outrage, profane, violate
Type of assail, set on, assault, attack
Derivation desecration


desecrate a cemetery.

Examples of desecrate

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It is easier to desecrate something of Beauty than to create something of Beauty.
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Indeed, when you desecrate a flag, you testify to the liberty for which it stands.
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It did not desecrate churches and turn them into temples to the Goddess of Reason.
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However, the demons Mareech and Subahu would always desecrate the ceremonies.
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In modern Croatia it is illegal to desecrate or to treat flag in disrespecting manner.
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As with most farce, the movie sags when it runs out of middle-class icons to desecrate.
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Is all of this a mean-spirited attempt to desecrate America's pastime?
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You can dress it up any way you want but get real folks you can't desecrate a mere symbol.
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Kalb felt he could not desecrate the garment by actually putting it on.
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More examples
  • Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
  • Remove the consecration from a person or an object
  • (desecrated) treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
  • (desecration) profanation: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
  • (Desecration (band)) Desecration is a British death metal band formed in Newport, Wales in 1992.http://www.coprorecords.co.uk/Copro/DisplayBand.asp?ID=23
  • (Desecration (novel)) Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne is the ninth book in the Left Behind series. It was published in 2001 by Tyndale House. It was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 19 weeks, It was the best selling Novel in the World in 2001.
  • To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something; To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate; To inappropriately change
  • (desecration) An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred
  • (Desecration) is a casual raiding guild on Fizzcrank-H that recently cleared Naxx-10 and are working on gearing up members in there. Ulduar is on tap, and they're seeking tanks and healers to rotate into the raiding staff, but all classes are welcome. ...