"unhallow" meaning in English

See unhallow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unhallows [present, singular, third-person], unhallowing [participle, present], unhallowed [participle, past], unhallowed [past]
Etymology: From un- + hallow. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|hallow#Etymology_2}} un- + hallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} unhallow (third-person singular simple present unhallows, present participle unhallowing, simple past and past participle unhallowed)
  1. (transitive) To profane; to desecrate. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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