debase vs desecrate

debase

verb
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. 

  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins. 

desecrate

verb
  • To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner. 

  • To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. 

  • To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate. 

adj
  • Desecrated. 

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