des·e·crate /ˈdɛsɪˌkret/
(vt.)供俗用,褻瀆,汙辱
Des·e·crate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated p. pr. & vb. n. Desecrating ] To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated. --W. Tooke.
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations. --Salmon.
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desecrate
v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: profane, outrage,
violate]
2: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn: deconsecrate]
[ant: consecrate]