desecrating
present participle ofdesecrate
desecrate
verb[T]
uk/ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt/us/ˈdes.ə.kreɪt/todamageor show norespecttowards somethingholyor very muchrespected:
Themosque/shrinewas desecrated byvandals.
It's acrimeto desecrate the country'sflag.
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- butcher
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- rampage
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- sour
- wreck
Examplesofdesecrating
desecrating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The use of money instead of some other unit may therefore send a message that can be conceived asdesecratingthe value of life.
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I can think of nothing more offensive thandesecratinga place of worship.
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We have built better houses, but we have been responsible fordesecratingas much of the natural beauty of this country as our forefathers did during the industrial revolution.
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They might also be sent by some malicious shaman enraged by breaking some taboo, like stepping on a yurt's threshold,desecratingwaters or mountains, etc.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He mortified his parents bydesecratingthe grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He placed his cot in the centre of the temple, and set aboutdesecratingit to his heart's fill.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A criminal case was initiated on charges ofdesecratinga cemetery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Instead ofdesecratingthe human form, we should learn again to revere it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was felt that these golfers weredesecratingthe sabbath.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An attack against cinematography isdesecratinguniversal human culture!
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He succeeded in convincing his sister of converting as well, and together they announced their conversion bydesecratingthe holy fire, deliberately seeking martyrdom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was not long before armed parties of mutineers started burning houses anddesecratingmarae during skirmishes to obtain women.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He blamed his wife fordesecratinghis magic medicine and offered to cast a new spell and insisted that warriors launch a second attack, but they refused.
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