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desecrate
des·e·crate [ déssə kràyt ] (past and past participle des·e·crat·ed, present participle des·e·crat·ing, 3rd person present singular des·e·crates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. insult something holy: to damage something sacred, or do something that is offensive to the religious nature of something
2. damage something revered: to damage something that is held dear or revered
[Late 17th century. <de- + consecrate]

des·e·crat·er noun
des·e·cra·tion [ dèssə kráysh'n ] noun
des·e·cra·tor noun
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