What it means
- (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 way.
- (adjective) Desecrated.
Letter analysis
- Desecrate contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- decrease
- secreted
- catered
- creased
- created
- creates
- crested
- dearest
- decease
- decrees
- erected
- reacted
- recedes
- secrete
- sedater
- steered
- tasered
- cadets
- cadres
- carets
- carted
- caster
- caters
- ceased
- cedars
- crated
- crates
- crease
- create
- creeds
- decree
- desert
- deters
- eaters
- erased
- erects
- reacts
- recast
- recede
- rested
- sacred
- scared
- seared
- seated
- secede
- secret
- sedate
- stared
- teared
- teased
- teaser
- traced
- traces
- trades
- treads
- acres
- acted
- arced
- aster
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with DES
- desalinate
- desalinated
- desalinates
- desalinating
- desalination
- descant
- descanted
- descanting
- descants
- descend
- descendant
- descendants
- descended
- descendent
- descendents
- descender
- descending
- descends
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Words ending with ATE
Common questions
What does Desecrate mean?
To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
How many letters are in Desecrate?
Desecrate has 9 letters.
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