French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French consecrer, cunsecrer, borrowed from Latin cōnsecrāre, and altered under the influence of sacrer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sa.kʁe/
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Verb edit

consacrer

  1. to dedicate, to devote (time, effort)
  2. to consecrate
  3. to standardize through long usage
    Ce terme est récent; il n’y a pas encore de traduction consacrée.
    This term is recent; there's no standard/clearly most commonly used translation for it yet.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Romanian: consacra

Further reading edit

Latin edit

Verb edit

cōnsacrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnsacrō