Desecrate
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 玷辱, 亵渎
- ［英］ v. 玷辱, 亵渎 ( treat as not sacred; profane)
- ［类］ 反义词: sanctify ( 尊崇) ; revere ( 尊敬)
- ［记］ de+secra ( 神圣) +ate -> 玷辱 ( 神灵)
- ［同］ 同根词: consecrate ( 奉献)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-crated; -crating)
- Etymology: de- + -secrate (as in consecrate)
- Date: 1675
- 1. to violate the sanctity of ; profane <desecrate a shrine>
- 2. to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously <the kind of shore development…that has desecrated so many waterfronts — John Fischer>
- ? desecrater or desecrator noun
