consecrate | (verb) render holy by means of religious rites | Synonyms: bless, hallow, sanctify |
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(verb) dedicate to a deity by a vow | Synonyms: vow |
(verb) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | Synonyms: commit, dedicate, devote, give |
(verb) appoint to a clerical posts | Synonyms: ordain, order, ordinate |
crate | (verb) put into a crate; as for protection | - |
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deconsecrate | (verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object | Synonyms: desecrate, unhallow |
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democratise | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
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(verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
democratize | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratise |
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(verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratise |
desecrate | (verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object | Synonyms: deconsecrate, unhallow |
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(verb) violate the sacred character of a place or language | Synonyms: outrage, profane, violate |
execrate | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate |
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(verb) find repugnant | Synonyms: abhor, abominate, loathe |
reconsecrate | (verb) consecrate anew, as after a desecration | - |
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scratch | (verb) cut the surface of; wear away the surface of | Synonyms: scrape, scratch up |
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(verb) cause friction | Synonyms: chafe, fray, fret, rub |
(verb) carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | Synonyms: engrave, grave, inscribe |
(verb) gather (money or other resources) together over time | Synonyms: come up, scrape, scrape up |
(verb) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | Synonyms: excise, expunge, strike |
(verb) scrape or rub as if to relieve itching | Synonyms: itch, rub |
(verb) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled | Synonyms: call off, cancel, scrub |
uncrate | (verb) remove from the crate | - |
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