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profanates

profanates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of profanate.

Meaning of profanate

Verb

profanate (third-person singular simple present profanates, present participle profanating, simple past and past participle profanated)

  1. To profane; to make profane.
    • In his play, Mr. Sobol insulted the honor of the Jewish victims and profanated their memory.1989 July 2, “The Holocaust: Of Plays and Playwrights”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015

Questions about profanates

What is profanates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Profanates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of profanate.

Words near profanates in the dictionary

  1. profadol
  2. profamily
  3. profanable
  4. profanate
  5. profanated
  6. profanates
  7. profanating
  8. profanation
  9. profanations
  10. profanatory
  11. profane

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