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
Unruly tourists have caused traffic jams and public commotions, offended local sensibilities, trashed the environment, and desecrated sacred sites.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Alawite shrines were desecrated, and Qurans burned during the chaotic coastal crackdown.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
But when the government is being deliberately desecrated, disasters are all but guaranteed.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Kick Kennedy also was featured in news reports about her father’s affinity for desecrating animal corpses.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Alawite shrines were desecrated, and Qurans burned during the chaotic coastal crackdown.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2025
But when the government is being deliberately desecrated, disasters are all but guaranteed.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Kick Kennedy also was featured in news reports about her father’s affinity for desecrating animal corpses.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desecrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for desecrate
violate
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Last week a federal appeals court upheld Sessions’ order to bring Ozturk back to New England for hearings to determine whether her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process, were violated, as her lawyers argue.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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That was when the makers, Epic Games, included a direct payment option into the app, which violated Apple’s rules.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Desecrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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