desecrate

desecrate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
2. verb. remove the consecration from a person or an object

   Synonyms: deconsecrate, unhallow

3. verb. violate the sacred character of a place or language

   "desecrate a cemetery"

   "violate the sanctity of the church"

   Synonyms: outrage, profane, violate

Synonyms

deconsecrate, unhallow, outrage, profane, violate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in desecrate:

decastere

Common word forms

desecrated, desecrater, desecrates, desecrating

Words from these letters

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