Desecrate and Violate

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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

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Violate is a synonym for desecrate in profane topic. In some cases you can use "Violate" instead a verb "Desecrate", when it comes to topics like clean, defile. popular alternative

Nearby Words: desecration, desecrating

Violate

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

Usage example: the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses

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Desecrate is a synonym for violate in profane topic. You can use "Desecrate" instead a verb "Violate", if it concerns topics such as clean, defile, rape. popular alternative

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body	desecrate body	violate body
corpse	desecrate corpse	violate corpse

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There is an occasionally aired version that also cuts out "penetrate" (as in "you let me penetrate you"), though evidently "violate you" and "desecrate you" are still okay.

Source: Bowdlerise / Music

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