desecrate
verb (used with object)
to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
have desecrated
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present perfectof desecrate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Post’s Joshua Partlow reported Thursday that treasure hunters, vacationers, off-roaders and others have desecrated the area, which is rich in archaeological, scientific and natural wonders.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2021
Karzai’s press office urged the U.S. military in a statement to apply “the most severe punishment” if Marines are found to have desecrated bodies.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 13, 2012
Among them: >Limit autos in parks, because they "can destroy our National Park heritage just as surely as they have desecrated much of our urban countryside."
From Time Magazine Archive
They have desecrated our sanctuaries, unsettled the dull minds of the people, and conjured up amongst them a spirit of delusion.
From Egmont by Anna Swanwick
I join him fully in all his ideas, for long have I seen that our system needs thorough reformation, and that while the marriage bond is holy, too many have desecrated it.
From Dawn by Harriet A. Adams
