consecrate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of consecrate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to consecrate
Participle: consecrated
Gerund: consecrating

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iconsecrate
youconsecrate
he;she;itconsecrates
weconsecrate
youconsecrate
theyconsecrate

Perfect

Ihave consecrated
youhave consecrated
he;she;ithas consecrated
wehave consecrated
youhave consecrated
theyhave consecrated

Past

Iconsecrated
youconsecrated
he;she;itconsecrated
weconsecrated
youconsecrated
theyconsecrated

Pluperfect

Ihad consecrated
youhad consecrated
he;she;ithad consecrated
wehad consecrated
youhad consecrated
theyhad consecrated

Future

Iwill consecrate
youwill consecrate
he;she;itwill consecrate
wewill consecrate
youwill consecrate
theywill consecrate

Future Perfect

Iwill have consecrated
youwill have consecrated
he;she;itwill have consecrated
wewill have consecrated
youwill have consecrated
theywill have consecrated

Subjunctive

Present

Iconsecrate
youconsecrate
he;she;itconsecrate
weconsecrate
youconsecrate
theyconsecrate

Perfect

Ihave consecrated
youhave consecrated
he;she;ithave consecrated
wehave consecrated
youhave consecrated
theyhave consecrated

Imperfect

Iconsecrated
youconsecrated
he;she;itconsecrated
weconsecrated
youconsecrated
theyconsecrated

Pluperfect

Ihad consecrated
youhad consecrated
he;she;ithad consecrated
wehad consecrated
youhad consecrated
theyhad consecrated

Conditional

Present

Iwould consecrate
youwould consecrate
he;she;itwould consecrate
wewould consecrate
youwould consecrate
theywould consecrate

Perfect

Iwould have consecrated
youwould have consecrated
he;she;itwould have consecrated
wewould have consecrated
youwould have consecrated
theywould have consecrated

Imperative

youconsecrate
weLet's consecrate
youconsecrate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam consecrating
youare consecrating
he;she;itis consecrating
weare consecrating
youare consecrating
theyare consecrating

Perfect

Ihave been consecrating
youhave been consecrating
he;she;ithas been consecrating
wehave been consecrating
youhave been consecrating
theyhave been consecrating

Past

Iwas consecrating
youwere consecrating
he;she;itwas consecrating
wewere consecrating
youwere consecrating
theywere consecrating

Pluperfect

Ihad been consecrating
youhad been consecrating
he;she;ithad been consecrating
wehad been consecrating
youhad been consecrating
theyhad been consecrating

Future

Iwill be consecrating
youwill be consecrating
he;she;itwill be consecrating
wewill be consecrating
youwill be consecrating
theywill be consecrating

Future Perfect

Iwill have been consecrating
youwill have been consecrating
he;she;itwill have been consecrating
wewill have been consecrating
youwill have been consecrating
theywill have been consecrating

Conditional

Present

Iwould be consecrating
youwould be consecrating
he;she;itwould be consecrating
wewould be consecrating
youwould be consecrating
theywould be consecrating

Perfect

Iwould have been consecrating
youwould have been consecrating
he;she;itwould have been consecrating
wewould have been consecrating
youwould have been consecrating
theywould have been consecrating

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set apart for religious purposes
dedicate
to make holy
behallow, dedicate, hallow, sacralize, sanctify
hallow
bless, sanctify, anoint, venerate, devote, dedicate, canonize, exalt

Antonyms

vandalize something considered sacred
defile
violate something sacred
profane
to make holy
deconsecrate, desecrate, sanctify
to violate the sacredness or sanctity of something
desecrate

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1387, from L. consecratus, pp. of consecrare "to make holy, devote," from com- "together" + sacrare (see sacred).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
4. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
5. Proto-Italic *kom
6. Proto-Italic *kom-
7. Latin con-
8. Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-
9. Proto-Indo-European *-rós
10. Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós
11. Proto-Italic *sakros
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
13. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
14. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
15. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
16. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
17. Proto-Italic *-ājō
18. Proto-Italic *-āō
19. Proto-Italic *sakrāō
20. Latin sacrō
21. Latin cōnsecrōbor.
22. Middle English consecraten
23. English consecrate
24. First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See: Middle English 'consecraten', Middle English 'consecraten'.

Verbs referencing "consecrate"

Ido konsakrar.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] are a Jesuit college; a convent for ‘the Ladies of the Sacred Heart; ’ and a large chapel attached to the college, which was in course of erection at the time of my visit, and was intended to be consecrated on the second of December in the next year. The architect of this building, is one of the reverend fathers of the school, and the works proceed under his sole direction. The organ will be sent [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)