desecrate

/dɛzəkɹˈeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. violate the sacred character of a place or language
   “desecrate a cemetery”
2. remove the consecration from a person or an object

Synonyms for desecrate

• profane
• outrage
• violate
• unhallow
• deconsecrate

Antonyms of desecrate

• consecrate

Words that rhyme with desecrate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate