consecrate
/ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
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American sound/ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt/
consecrate
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- Short i vowel
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- Final e often stays silent
con - sec - rate -> consecrate
Myanmar meaning
(n) အထွတ်အမြတ်ထားခြင်း။
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consecrate /'kɒnsÇkreÇt/ v
၁။ (ဘာသာကိစ္စအတွက်) လှူသည်၊ သမုတ်သည်၊ ခန့်အပ်သည်။
The new church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester. ❍ consecrated bread and wine (ie made into the body and blood of Christ, according to Christian belief) ❍ He was consecrated Archbishop last year.
၂။ ~ sth/sb to sth
(ဘာသာရေး အတွက်၊ …ရည်ရွယ်ချက်အတွက်) ဆက်ကပ်သည်၊ မြှုပ်နှံသည်။
consecrate one's life to the service of God/to the relief of suffering. Compare DEDICATE ၃ consecration /kɒnsÇ'kreÇʃn/ n [C, U]:the consecration of a bishop (ie the ceremony at which a priest is made a bishop).
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