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单词 profanate
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profanatev.

Brit. /ˈprɒfəneɪt/, U.S. /ˈprɑfəˌneɪt/
Forms: 1500s prophanate, 1600s 1800s– profanate.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin profānāt-, profānāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin profānāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of profānāre profane v. Compare earlier profane v.For a discussion of forms in -ph- see profane adj.
transitive. To profane.
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1554 T. Becon Humble Supplicacion sig. Bviiiv The wicked papistes prophanate and vnhallowe these twoo aforesayde holy Sacramentes.
1563 J. Foxe tr. C. Tunstall in Actes & Monuments 450/1 By their wicked and..peruerse interpretations, to prophanate ye maiestie of the Scripture.
1652 tr. Choice Novels & Amarous Tales vii. 113 Dare no more to profanate me with thy lying words.
1846 J. O. Halliwell Lett. Kings Eng. I. 4 They have utterly profanated a place set apart for devotion.
1881 R. Black tr. Prince Royal of Sweden Let. in tr. F. Guizot Hist. France VIII. xiv. 22 May your Majesty..truly turn your thoughts towards a universal peace, of which the name has been profanated for the spilling of so much blood!
1960 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 21 183 The assumption is that truth is the special preserve of a tiny segment of the population, a preserve that becomes profanated by genuine social involvements.
1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 July ii. 3/1 In his play, Mr. Sobol insulted the honor of the Jewish victims and profanated their memory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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