consecrate
verb (used with object)
to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity.
is consecrating
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present progressiveof consecrate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps DankPods, in its own cockeyed way, is consecrating the MP3 player in the same way that we’ve consecrated the similarly outmoded turntable.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
DankPods, in its own cockeyed way, is consecrating the MP3 player “The way you find the really weird stuff is by searching just the word ‘MP3’ globally and scroll through the 30,000 results on eBay.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
Pope Francis is consecrating the bread and wine to become, Catholics believe, the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2015
The Church of England is consecrating its first female bishop at a ceremony at York Minster.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2015
Your tears which that anxiety draws forth from tender hearts penetrate the heart of your compatriot who is consecrating himself to the common happiness.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Monica M. (Monica Mary) Gardner
