de·con·se·crateBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydeconsecrateBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪt/present simple - he / she / itdeconsecratesBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪts/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪts/past simpledeconsecratedBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/past participledeconsecratedBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪd/ -ing formdeconsecratingBrE/ˌdiːˈkɒnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˌdiːˈkɑːnsɪkreɪtɪŋ/~sth(religion宗教) tostopusingsth, especiallyabuilding, forareligiouspurpose停止把（建筑物等）用于宗教目的；把…改作俗用◆adeconsecratedchurch改作俗用的教堂▸de·con·se·cra·tionBrE/ˌdiːˌkɒnsɪˈkreɪʃn/NAmE/ˌdiːˌkɑːnsɪˈkreɪʃn/noun[U]