Defn: To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.]
DESECRATE Des"e*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desecrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desecrating.] Etym: [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- + sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See Sacred.]
Defn: To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; — the opposite of consecrate. The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment without being previously desecrated. W. Tooke. The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those who should desecrate their donations. Salmon.
DESECRATER
Des"e*cra`ter, n.
Defn: One who desecrates; a profaner. Harper's Mag.
DESECRATION
Des`e*cra"tion, n.
Defn: The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.
DESECRATOR
Des"e*cra`tor, n.
Defn: One who desecrates. "Desecrators of the church." Morley.
DESEGMENTATION
De*seg`men*ta"tion, n. (Anat.)