Desecrate

Verb

 * 1)  To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
 * 2)  To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.
 * 3)  To inappropriately change.

Synonyms for Desecrate
profane, secularize, pervert, pollute, abuse, misuse, violate, defile, debase.

Antonyms for Desecrate
sanctify, purify, cleanse, consecrate, hallow.

Related terms

 * desecrated
 * desecration
 * desecrative
 * desecrator

Thesaurus
abuse, adulterate, alloy, befoul, canker, cheapen, coarsen, commit sacrilege, confound, contaminate, convert, corrupt, debase, debauch, defalcate, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, denature, deprave, depredate, desolate, despoil, devalue, devastate, devour, dishonor, distort, divert, embezzle, foul, infect, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, peculate, pervert, pilfer, pillage, poison, pollute, profane, prostitute, ravage, ravish, sack, spoliate, taint, twist, ulcerate, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp, waste