desecrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of desecrate
as in violates
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti

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Recent Examples of desecrates His name no longer desecrates this sacred memorial, which belongs to the American people. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 8 July 2026 Nothing beats cuteness except watching violence be enacted upon the cuteness; like an aural Happy Tree Friends, Skulls tosses pom-poms of fuzz into the sky then desecrates them. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025 In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
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violates
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  • In the lawsuit Friday over Golden State Wind, California argues the deal violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which gives California input into offshore leasing decisions.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This violates right-to-delete laws, and worse, hackers can reverse-engineer those leftover AI files to steal sensitive health data.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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