英语词汇“consecrate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

consecrateconsecrate /ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYconsecrate

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of consecrare, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + sacrare ( ➔ SACRED)

VERB TABLE

consecrate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	consecrate
	he, she, it	consecrates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	consecrated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have consecrated
	he, she, it	has consecrated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had consecrated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will consecrate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have consecrated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am consecrating
	he, she, it	is consecrating
	you, we, they	are consecrating
Past	I, he, she, it	was consecrating
	you, we, they	were consecrating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been consecrating
	he, she, it	has been consecrating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been consecrating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be consecrating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been consecrating

1to officially state in a special religious ceremony that something such as a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes: The chapel was consecrated in 1475.2to officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest, bishop, etc.—consecrated adjective: consecrated ground—consecration /ˌkɑnsəˈkreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]