reconsecrate

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verb

To consecrate again.

OriginEnglish consecrate ← Middle English consecraten ← Latin cōnsecrō →
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Meanings

verbreconsecrate (third-person singular simple present reconsecrates, present participle reconsecrating, simple past and past participle reconsecrated)

present singular third person reconsecrates · participle present reconsecrating · participle past reconsecrated · past reconsecrated

  1. transitiveTo consecrate again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  13. Proto-Italic*sakros
  14. Proto-Italic*sakrāō
  15. Latinsacrō
  16. Latincōnsecrō
  17. Middle Englishconsecraten
  18. Englishconsecrate
  19. Englishreconsecrate

From re- + consecrate.

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APA

reconsecrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecrate

MLA

“reconsecrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconsecrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsecrate.

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