profane, v.
(profaned, profanes, profaning)
(profaned, profanes, profaning)
violate the sacred character of a place or language
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
desecrate outrage profane violate
sample sentences
"desecrate a cemetery""violate the sanctity of the church"
"profane the name of God"
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate
sample sentences
"debauch the young people with wine and women""Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
"Do school counselors subvert young children?"
"corrupt the morals"
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