Past tense of desecrate
regular verb
The past tense of desecrate is desecrated. The past participle is also desecrated.
Forms of desecrate
| Base form (V1) | desecrate /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | desecrated |
| Past participle (V3) | desecrated |
| Present participle | desecrating |
| Third person singular | desecrates |
Desecrated in a sentence
- A subsequent owner has desecrated the main hall and robbed it of its grandeur by putting in a floor just beneath the circular windows in order to make an upper room over the hall.1913, William Alexander Lambeth, Warren H. Manning, Thomas Jefferson as an Architect and a Designer of Landscapes.
- It was not just the French who felt desecrated, but also the Allies.2019, Sheldon Winkler, The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories, page 36. From the entry desecrated
- Some TV anchors foamed at the mouth over how the “modesty of Indian culture” had been desecrated.2015 February 24, Amrit Dhillon, “India struggles to develop what it sadly lacks: A sense of humour”, in The Globe and Mail. From the entry foam at the mouth
- As theologian Shawn Copeland argues, "No Christian teaching has been more desecrated by slavery than the doctrine of the human person or theological anthropology."2024, Julie Hanlon Rubio, Can You Be a Catholic and a Feminist?, page 127. From the entry desecrated
- The others were decoys, raised by the people to confuse the "traitors of Ch'u and the troops of Ch'in who would have desecrated the Corpse of Ch'ü Yüan."1980, Laurence A. Schneider, A Madman of Ch'u: The Chinese Myth of Loyalty and Dissent, University of California Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page…. From the entry Ch'in
Meaning of desecrate
- verb To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
- verb To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
- verb To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner.
Questions about the past tense of desecrate
- What is the past tense of desecrate?
- The past tense of desecrate is desecrated.
- What is the past participle of desecrate?
- The past participle of desecrate is desecrated.
- Is desecrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Desecrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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