оскверня́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• defile verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
• desecrate verb To treat something sacred with disrespect or damage it in a way that violates its holiness.

Senses

оскверня́ть is used for these senses in English:

• defile To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
• desecrate (transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

defile — full definition

1. verb To make something dirty, corrupt, or impure, often something considered sacred or pure.
2. noun A narrow gorge or pass, originally one narrow enough for soldiers to march through only in single file.

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