dē-sā^cro
āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I.
to consecrate, dedicate.
I.
Prop.: quercum Triviae, Stat. Th. 9, 586.—
B.
(Acc. to consecro, no. I. B.) Of persons, to deify, Capitol. Anton. philos. 18.—*
II.
Trop., to devote, destine to any use: chamaeleon per singula membra desecratus, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 112.