Etymology

desecate

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Today it means: To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. Full definition →

Medieval Latin dēsecātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdēsecātus
  2. English todaydesecate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Medieval Latin dēsecātus, a variant of dēsectus, the perfect passive participle of dēsecō (“to cut off”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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