desecrate

VERB /dɛsə,kreɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

desecrate is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1S1E1C3R1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does desecrate mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Remove the consecration from a person or an object.

SYNONYMS
DECONSECRATEUNHALLOW
ANTONYMS
CONSECRATE
BROADER
CHANGE BY REVERSALREVERSETURN
2

Violate the sacred character of a place or language.

“desecrate a cemetery”

SYNONYMS
OUTRAGEPROFANEVIOLATE
BROADER
ASSAILSET ONASSAULTATTACK
RELATED
DESECRATION
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of desecrate

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
DECASTERE12

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