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reconsecrate

(riːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt)
vb (tr)
to consecrate (something or someone, for example a church or bishop) again
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reconsecrate


Past participle: reconsecrated
Gerund: reconsecrating

Imperative
reconsecrate
reconsecrate
Present
I reconsecrate
you reconsecrate
he/she/it reconsecrates
we reconsecrate
you reconsecrate
they reconsecrate
Preterite
I reconsecrated
you reconsecrated
he/she/it reconsecrated
we reconsecrated
you reconsecrated
they reconsecrated
Present Continuous
I am reconsecrating
you are reconsecrating
he/she/it is reconsecrating
we are reconsecrating
you are reconsecrating
they are reconsecrating
Present Perfect
I have reconsecrated
you have reconsecrated
he/she/it has reconsecrated
we have reconsecrated
you have reconsecrated
they have reconsecrated
Past Continuous
I was reconsecrating
you were reconsecrating
he/she/it was reconsecrating
we were reconsecrating
you were reconsecrating
they were reconsecrating
Past Perfect
I had reconsecrated
you had reconsecrated
he/she/it had reconsecrated
we had reconsecrated
you had reconsecrated
they had reconsecrated
Future
I will reconsecrate
you will reconsecrate
he/she/it will reconsecrate
we will reconsecrate
you will reconsecrate
they will reconsecrate
Future Perfect
I will have reconsecrated
you will have reconsecrated
he/she/it will have reconsecrated
we will have reconsecrated
you will have reconsecrated
they will have reconsecrated
Future Continuous
I will be reconsecrating
you will be reconsecrating
he/she/it will be reconsecrating
we will be reconsecrating
you will be reconsecrating
they will be reconsecrating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reconsecrating
you have been reconsecrating
he/she/it has been reconsecrating
we have been reconsecrating
you have been reconsecrating
they have been reconsecrating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reconsecrating
you will have been reconsecrating
he/she/it will have been reconsecrating
we will have been reconsecrating
you will have been reconsecrating
they will have been reconsecrating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reconsecrating
you had been reconsecrating
he/she/it had been reconsecrating
we had been reconsecrating
you had been reconsecrating
they had been reconsecrating
Conditional
I would reconsecrate
you would reconsecrate
he/she/it would reconsecrate
we would reconsecrate
you would reconsecrate
they would reconsecrate
Past Conditional
I would have reconsecrated
you would have reconsecrated
he/she/it would have reconsecrated
we would have reconsecrated
you would have reconsecrated
they would have reconsecrated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
hallow, sanctify, bless, consecrate - render holy by means of religious rites
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