Desecrate and Strip

Desecrate

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

Strip and desecrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strip" instead a verb "Desecrate".

Nearby Words: desecration, desecrating

Strip

Strip verb - To remove clothing from.

Desecrate and strip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desecrate" instead a verb "Strip".

Common collocations

body desecrate body strip body
dead desecrate dead strip dead
bones desecrate bones strip bones
anyone desecrate anyone strip anyone
Other words: shirt, bodies, corpses.
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