dē-sā̆cro (also written desecro; cf. consecro), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (post-Aug. and rare for the class. consecro), 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, i. e. prescribed for particular diseases , Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 112.