Desecrate and Destroy

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Desecrate verb - To treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect.

Usage example: vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti

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Destroy and desecrate are semantically related. in vandalize topic. In some cases you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Desecrate".

Nearby Words: desecration, desecrating

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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Desecrate and destroy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desecrate" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

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