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profaned

 
Adjective profaned has 1 sense
  1. profaned, violated - treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
    Antonyms: consecrated, consecrate, dedicated (indirect, via desecrated)
Verb profane has 2 senses
  1. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun profanation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. desecrate, profane, outrage, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
    --2 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
    Derived form: noun profanation1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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