"desecate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desecates [present, singular, third-person], desecating [participle, present], desecated [participle, past], desecated [past]
Etymology: From Latin desecare (“to cut off”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|desecare||to cut off}} Latin desecare (“to cut off”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} desecate (third-person singular simple present desecates, present participle desecating, simple past and past participle desecated)
  1. (obsolete, rare) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-desecate-en-verb-kq3XflQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: desecates [present, singular, third-person], desecating [participle, present], desecated [participle, past], desecated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} desecate (third-person singular simple present desecates, present participle desecating, simple past and past participle desecated)
  1. Obsolete spelling of desiccate. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: desiccate
    Sense id: en-desecate-en-verb-lTcmaW-Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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