Consecrate and Execrate

Opposite meaning words

Consecrate verb - To make holy through prayers or ritual.

Usage example: plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony

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Execrate is an antonym for consecrate.

Execrate verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.

Usage example: leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast

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Consecrate is an antonym for execrate.

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