Lewis & Short

dē-sā̆cro (also written desecro; cf. consecro), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (post-Aug. and rare for the class. consecro), to consecrate, dedicate.

  1. I. Prop.: quercum Triviae, Stat. Th. 9, 586.
    1. B. (Acc. to consecro, no. I. B.) Of persons, to deify, Capitol. Anton. philos. 18.
  2. * II. Trop., to devote, destine to any use: chamaeleon per singula membra desecratus, i. e. prescribed for particular diseases, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 112.