consecrate

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: con‧se‧crate

verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnsəkreɪt/

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnsəkreɪt/

adjective

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnsəkrət/

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑnsəkrət/

Verb

Plain form consecrate

Third-person singular consecrates

Past tense consecrated

Past participle consecrated

Present participle consecrating

1. (transitive) If a pastor consecrates something, he or she declares that it is holy.

Related words

• consecration