Synonyms of consecrates

consecrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of consecrate

1

as in dedicates

to keep or intend for a special purpose

a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicates
• devotes
• saves
• allocates
• gives up (to)
• earmarks
• reserves
• blesses
• sanctifies
• uses
• sets apart
• sets aside
• entrusts
• sets by
• bestows
• consigns
• confides
• applies
• hallows
• commits
• employs
• intrusts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misapplies
• misuses

2

as in blesses

to make holy through prayers or ritual

plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blesses
• sanctifies
• dedicates
• hallows
• sacralizes
• devotes
• baptizes
• spiritualizes
• purifies
• canonizes
• cleanses
• exorcises
• chastens
• lustrates
• exorcizes
• commits
• expurgates
• reconsecrates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• desecrates
• defiles
• violates
• profanes
• pollutes
• taints
• desacralizes
• soils
• blasphemes
• dirties
• deconsecrates
• desanctifies
• punishes
• condemns
• damns
• curses
• cusses
• fouls
• execrates
• casts out