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des⋅e⋅crate
/
ˈdɛs
ɪˌkreɪt
/
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[
des
-i-kreyt
]
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–verb (used with object),
-crat⋅ed,
-crat⋅ing.
1.
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
2.
to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
3.
to treat with sacrilege; profane.
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Origin:
1665–75;
de-
+
-secrate,
modeled on
consecrate
Related forms:
des⋅e⋅crat⋅er,
des⋅e⋅cra⋅tor,
noun
des⋅e⋅cra⋅tion,
noun
Synonyms:
3.
defile, violate, dishonor, pollute, outrage.
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desecrate
des·e·crate
(děs'ĭ-krāt')
tr.v.
des·e·crat·ed
,
des·e·crat·ing
,
des·e·crates
To violate the sacredness of; profane.
[
de-
+
(con)secrate
.]
des'e·crat'er
,
des'e·cra'tor
n.
,
des'e·cra'tion
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
desecrate
1674, formed from
de-
"do the opposite of" +
(con)secrate.
O.Fr. had
dessacrer
"to profane," and there is a similar formation in It.; but L.
desecrare
meant "to make holy," with
de-
in this case having a completive sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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