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profanesverbpresent tense third-person singular of profane to lower in character, dignity, or qualitythe once-lovely landscape had been profaned by ugly factories abases, bastardizes, cankers, cheapens, corrupts, debases, debauches, degrades, demeans, demoralizes, depraves, deteriorates, lessens, perverts, poisons, prostitutes, subverts, vitiates, warps befouls, begrimes, contaminates, defiles, dilutes, dirties, pollutes, taints, thins, waters down, weakensdescendsdisgraces, dishonors, humbles, humiliates, shames, takes downblemishes, damages, defaces, destroys, flaws, harms, hurts, impairs, mars, ruins, spoils, stains, tarnishes, wrecksdepreciates, downgrades elevates, ennobles, uplifts dignifies, exalts, honorsameliorates, amends, betters, enhances, enriches, improves, meliorates, perfectsclarifies, cleans, cleanses, purifies, refines, restoresrespects to put to a bad or improper useprofaned his considerable acting talents by appearing in some wretched movies abuses, misapplies, misemploys, misuses, perverts, prostitutes degrades, twistsmismanagescorrupts, debases, desecrates applies, employs, uses, utilizesrespects to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespectinvading troops profaned the altar by playing poker on it defiles, desecrates, violates deconsecrates, desacralizes, desanctifiesblasphemes, curses, swearsbefouls, contaminates, fouls, poisons, pollutes, soils, sullies, taintsaffronts, defames, insults, offends, outragesannihilates, crushes, decimates, demolishes, desolates, destroys, devastates, ravages, razes, ruins, wastes, wrecksdespoils, loots, pillages, plunders, raids, ransacks, robs, sacks, spoils, strips blesses, consecrates, dedicates, hallows, sanctifieshonors, respectscleanses, purges, purifies |