Associations to the word «Desecrate»

Wiktionary

DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
DESECRATE, verb. (transitive)   To inappropriately change.
DESECRATE, adjective. (rare) Desecrated.

Dictionary definition

DESECRATE, verb. Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God".
DESECRATE, verb. Remove the consecration from a person or an object.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis