as in to violate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti
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Recent Examples of desecrate
But the real violence — and the reason audiences presumably pay to see these IP parasites — is what’s done to the characters themselves, as there’s an illicit thrill in desecrating powerful brands, like Disney.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And the Germans entered forcibly, violating all that, desecrating it with their presence.
—Ann Goldstein, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Crumb desecrated sleek American surfaces in a way that felt disturbing and profound, especially to the many young people also dropping acid.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
These things could be coincidental, or could, as the main character suggests, be the work of fairies upset that their pools were desecrated in this way.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
And the Germans entered forcibly, violating all that, desecrating it with their presence.
—Ann Goldstein, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Crumb desecrated sleek American surfaces in a way that felt disturbing and profound, especially to the many young people also dropping acid.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
These things could be coincidental, or could, as the main character suggests, be the work of fairies upset that their pools were desecrated in this way.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrate
violate
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Earlier in the week, perhaps the most notable setback was a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian that a cap on health care provider taxes, which is projected to save billions of dollars in federal Medicaid spending, violated the Senate’s Byrd Rule.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian had ruled that these provisions governing current student loan borrowers violated senate reconciliation rules.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Desecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrate. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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