consecrates
- present tense form of consecrate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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An America that euphemizes this grievance as a matter of “race relations,” and in the process consecrates race as a natural category, is an America that still isn’t confronting its reality.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2016
In her exaltation of women, she purifies and consecrates their desires.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 30, 2015
Male domination in the leadership of the Church of England is coming to an end, as the 500-year-old institution consecrates its first female bishop.
From Time • Jan. 26, 2015
In its most traditional form, the priest consecrates the bread and wine in a whisper with his back to the congregation: anathema to those who think openness is the spirit of the age.
From Economist • Dec. 13, 2012
The man who consecrates his hours By vigorous effort, and an honest aim, At once he draws the sting of life and death; He walks with Nature; and her paths are peace.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
