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desecrate [ˈdesɪkreɪt] VB trans

desecrate

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It had become neglected, practically unattended and desecrated by grave robbing vandals. en.wikipedia.org

During this period hundreds of temples and monasteries were desecrated. en.wikipedia.org

They might also be sent by some malicious shaman enraged by breaking some taboo, like stepping on a yurt's threshold, desecrating waters or mountains, etc. en.wikipedia.org

Told that the local cemetery has been desecrated, the two then head out to see what's happened. en.wikipedia.org

Since numerous insects and other small prey can escape the swarm, the frequent raids of the ants do not desecrate an area's prey reserves. en.wikipedia.org

The students, however, were working against all archeological practice and therefore did a lot of damage to the dungeons; they also desecrated bodies. en.wikipedia.org

A descendant of the traditional landowners argued that construction desecrated an ancient burial ground, disturbing skeletons in the construction of turbine number four. en.wikipedia.org

In 1936 the temple was desecrated and several figures and parts of altarpieces disappeared. en.wikipedia.org

In the decades that followed, much of the cemetery was vandalized and desecrated. en.wikipedia.org

We shall repair the cross again and again, no matter how often it is desecrated. en.wikipedia.org

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