Desecrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdesɪkreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word desecrate
Brit.  |ˈdesɪkreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word desecrate

verb

- violate the sacred character of a place or language (syn: outrage, profane, violate)
desecrate a cemetery
- remove the consecration from a person or an object (syn: deconsecrate)

Extra examples

The vandals were accused of desecrating graves.

...vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: desecrate
he/she/it: desecrates
present participle: desecrating
past tense: desecrated
past participle: desecrated
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