Verb: desecrate 'de-su,kreyt
- Disregard the sacred character of a place or language
"desecrate a cemetery";
- profane, violate, defile
- Remove the consecration from a person or an object
"The vandals desecrated the ancient temple";
- unhallow, deconsecrate
Derived forms: desecrated, desecrates, desecrating
Type of: assail, assault, attack, reverse, set on, turn
Encyclopedia: Desecrate