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deconsecrates

deconsecrates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deconsecrate.

Meaning of deconsecrate

Verb

deconsecrate (third-person singular simple present deconsecrates, present participle deconsecrating, simple past and past participle deconsecrated)

  1. To remove the holy or sacred status of a place
    • The ancient Romans deconsecrated city walls with a plow, undoing the rituals that first established their course.

Questions about deconsecrates

What is deconsecrates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deconsecrates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deconsecrate.

Words near deconsecrates in the dictionary

  1. deconned
  2. deconning
  3. decons
  4. deconsecrate
  5. deconsecrated
  6. deconsecrates
  7. deconsecrating
  8. deconsecration
  9. deconsecrations
  10. deconsolidate
  11. deconsolidated

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