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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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