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to desecrate
01
to insult or damage something that people greatly respect or consider holy, particularly a place
Examples
Vandals desecrated the church by spray-painting graffiti on its walls.
The act of burning the national flag is often seen as a way to desecrate a symbol of a country's pride.
02
to treat something valuable inconsiderately, in a way that affects it badly
Examples
Many lanes are desecrated with yellow lines.
Ruinous new road schemes that desecrate the countryside.
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