[des.e.crate] vt -crat.ed ; -crat.ing [de- + -secrate (as in consecrate)] (1677) 1: to violate the sanctity of: profane
2: to treat disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously "the kind of shore development ... that has desecrated so many waterfronts --John Fischer" -- des.e.crat.er or des.e.cra.tor n