Decrassify

/diːˈkræsɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To remove coarseness, vulgarity, or thick material from something; to refine or purify by eliminating grossness.

Etymology

From de- (remove) + crassus (thick, coarse) + -ify (make or become). 'Crassus' comes from Latin meaning literally thick and metaphorically base or vulgar. The -ify suffix creates a verb meaning to make something into a state.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance scholars used 'decrassify' like we use 'refine' today—wanting to decrassify the mind meant freeing it from vulgar, coarse thinking, connecting physical thickness to intellectual and moral crudeness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
神聖さを失わせる
shin-sei-sa-o-ush-sa-weru
ARالعربية
إزالة القداسة
i-za-la-at al-qud-as-ah
BNবাংলা
পবিত্রতা হ্রাস
pa-v-tri-ta h-ra-as
CACatalà
desacralitzar
de-sa-cra-li-tar
CSČeština
desakralizovat
de-sa-kra-li-zo-vat
DADansk
desakralisere
de-sa-kra-li-se-re
DEDeutsch
entweihen
en-t-vay-hen
ELΕλληνικά
αποσύνδεση
a-po-sin-de-se
ESEspañol
desacralizar
de-sa-kra-li-zar
FAفارسی
قدسیت را از بین بردن
qad-si-yat ra az bin bord-en
FISuomi
desakralisoida
de-sa-kra-li-soi-da
FRFrançais
décrédibiliser
de-kre-di-bi-li-ser
GUGU
લુચ્છે
lu-ch-che
HAHA
magabata
ma-ga-ba-ta
HEעברית
ללא קדושה
le-la ka-do-she
HIहिन्दी
पवित्रता हटाना
pa-v-tri-ta ha-ta-na
HUMagyar
megfosztolja a szentségét
meg-fosz-tol-ja a szentségét
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan kekudusan
men-ghi-lang-kan ke-ku-du-san
IGIG
nkwu n'eche
n-k-wu n-e-che
ITItaliano
desacralizzare
de-sa-cra-li-zza-re
JA日本語
神聖さを失わせる
shin-sei-sa-o-ush-sa-weru
KKKK
жұмыс
jy-mys
KMKM
ចំណាប់
cham-na-ap
KO한국어
신성함을 빼앗다
shin-seong-ham-eul ppe-a-at-da
MRMR
आकर्षण
a-kar-sha-na
MSBahasa Melayu
hilangkan kekudusan
hilang-kan ke-ku-du-san
MYမြန်မာ
ဆောင်ပြု
saung-pyu
NLNederlands
desacraliseren
de-sa-kra-li-ze-ren
NONorsk
desakralisere
de-sa-kra-li-se-re
PAPA
ਭਗਤ
bha-gat
PLPolski
desakralizować
de-sa-kra-li-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
desacralizar
de-sa-kra-li-zar
RORomână
desacraliza
de-sa-cra-li-za
RUРусский
desacralize
de-sa-kra-li-ze
SVSvenska
desakralisera
de-sa-kra-li-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondoa utakatifu
ku-on-doa u-ta-ka-ti-fu
TAதமிழ்
சக்தியை இழக்க
sa-k-thi-ai i-zha-kka
TEతెలుగు
శక్తిని తగ్గించు
shak-ti-ni tag-gi-nchu
THไทย
ลดความศักดิ์สิทธิ์
lot kwam sak-di-sit
TLTL
alisin ang kabanalan
a-li-sin ang ka-ba-na-lan
TRTürkçe
kutsal değerini kaybettirmek
ku-t-sal de-ğer-i-ni ka-y-bet-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
десакралізувати
de-sa-kra-li-zu-vaty
URاردو
قدسيت کو ہٹانا
qad-si-at ko hat-na
VITiếng Việt
làm mất tính thiêng liêng
lam-mot tinh thieng-lieng
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
去神圣化
qù shén shèng huà
ZUZU
amabhethwa
a-mab-heth-wa

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