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profanes

profanes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of profane.

Meaning of profane

Verb

profane (third-person singular simple present profanes, present participle profaning, simple past and past participle profaned)

  1. (transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
    • One should not profane the name of God.
    Synonyms:
    defile
  2. (transitive) To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to debase; to abuse; to defile.

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Questions about profanes

What is profanes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Profanes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of profane.

Words near profanes in the dictionary

  1. profanements
  2. profaneness
  3. profanenesses
  4. profaner
  5. profaners
  6. profanes
  7. profanest
  8. profaneth
  9. profanic
  10. profaning
  11. profanings

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