desecrate
verb (used with object)
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
desecrates
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present tense formof desecrate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“The theft of items, potential family heirlooms and sentimental pieces from the deceased, not only violates this trust but desecrates the memory of a loved one,” Gascón said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
First a priest vanishes, then someone desecrates the churches with goat’s blood and finally a creepy itinerant preacher arrives — which is when things take a really bad turn in a small town.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
The Sunday Telegraph says ministers are considering proposals to jail for 10 years anyone who desecrates a war memorial.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2020
Electronic advertising desecrates the bridges, but boringly so, and outside the window of Owen’s Roosevelt Island apartment, a neon ad for Oral-B alternates with one for Jolly Rancher.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2018
Passive till Man desecrates its hallowed peace at length.
From Provocations by Sibyl Bristowe
