desecrate

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verb

1. violate the sacred character of a place or language (Freq. 1)
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
• Syn:
profane, outrage, violate
• Derivationally related forms:
violative (for: violate), violation (for: violate), profanation (for: profane), desecration
• Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. remove the consecration from a person or an object
• Syn:
unhallow, deconsecrate
• Ant:
consecrate
• Hypernyms:
change by reversal, turn, reverse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  unhallow, deconsecrate, profane, outrage, violate
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify