unhallow

American  

[uhn-hal-oh] / ʌnˈhæl oʊ /

verb (used with object)

1. to desecrate; profane.

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unhallow British  

/ ʌnˈhæləʊ /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to desecrate

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Etymology

Origin of unhallow

First recorded in 1525–35; un- ² + hallow

Example Sentences

I have seen it in clergymen and others—a sort of shame—a sense of the co-presence of circumstances which unhallow the blessing.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles

And let no pride or self-seeking, no covetousness or revenge, no impure mixtures or unhandsome purposes, no little ends and low imaginations, pollute my spirit or unhallow any of my words or actions. 

From Bunyan Characters (1st Series) by Whyte, Alexander