MEANING
To dedicate a person, place, or object formally to a sacred purpose.
Use it for
ritual dedication; sacred equipment; changing an object's permitted useMake a ceremony change what an object or place is for.
Words that belong together
- consecrate an altar
- consecrated blade
- consecrate to a deity
On the page
They consecrated the altar before opening the doors.
She asked the priest to consecrate a shield, not a sword.
Once consecrated, the vessel could no longer hold ordinary wine.
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Word forms
- Base
- consecrate / consecrates
- Past tense
- consecrated
- Past participle
- consecrated
- Present participle
- consecrating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- consecrate / consecrates
- Present continuous
- am/is/are consecrating
- Present perfect
- have/has consecrated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been consecrating
- Past
- consecrated
- Past continuous
- was/were consecrating
- Past perfect
- had consecrated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been consecrating
- Future
- will consecrate / consecrates
- Future continuous
- will be consecrating
- Future perfect
- will have consecrated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been consecrating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Emphasizes a deliberate dedication, often ceremonial; sanctify is broader and can refer to purification or holiness itself. Verb (base / third-person singular / past / past participle / -ing): consecrate, consecrates, consecrated, consecrated, consecrating.
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