The Collaborative International Dictionary
Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- + sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.] To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment
without being previously desecrated.
--W. Tooke.
The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those
who should desecrate their donations.
--Salmon.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of desecrate English)
Usage examples of "desecrating".
Since the interior of the scaffolding was illumined by four light bulbs which, though painted white, gave off an intense glow, Oskar was able, without desecrating the platform with his presence, to read the inscription on a cardboard tag fastened with wire to the scout knot over the potato basket: 165 lbs.
Werner, in every case seducing, corrupting, desecrating, insulting, scourging, and torturing, in short, doing everything a seducer has to do if he is to be plausible.
You know, do the obvious stuff: quit desecrating the Arctic wilderness, pick up after ourselves, stop throwing Whopper remains out the car window.
POTUS offspring being held for desecrating portrait of POTUS as governor that hangs in state capitol building.
But I heard he was wanted sdmewhere East for desecrating a graveyard, vandalism.
What desecrating hand will ever banish that eloquent unfinished surprise from that place?