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desecrateOne entry found for desecrate. Main Entry: des·e·crate Pronunciation: 'de-si-"krAt Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -crat·ed; -crat·ing Etymology: de- + -secrate (as in consecrate) 1 : to violate the sanctity of : PROFANE <desecrate a shrine> 2 : to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously <the kind of shore development...that has desecrated so many waterfronts -- John Fischer> - des·e·crat·er or des·e·cra·tor /-"krA-t&r/ noun
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