PROFANES Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

profanes

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present tense third-person singular of profane

as in degrades

to lower in character, dignity, or quality the once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories

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as in abuses

to put to a bad or improper use profaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies

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as in violates

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect invading troops profaned the altar by playing poker on it

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The automaker filed the suit on Thursday asking the US District Court in the Central District of California to declare the decision by UAW Local 230 in Los Angeles to take a strike authorization vote violates terms of the contract reached last fall.

Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Regional experts, including some Israelis, are warning that a new archaeology bill approved by the Israeli government to expand the country’s Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction to sites in the West Bank violates international law, and could bring sanctions, reports The Art Newspaper.

The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024

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