Nearby Words
verb (used with object), im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing.
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin imprecātus past participle of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for, equivalent to im- im-1 + prec- pray + -ātus -ate1
1605–15; < Latin imprecātus past participle of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for, equivalent to im- im-1 + prec- pray + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
im·pre·ca·tor, noun
im·pre·ca·to·ry, adjective
un·im·pre·cat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate.
curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate.
Antonyms
bless.
bless.
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Imprecates
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