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]
im·pre·cate
/
ˈɪm
prɪˌkeɪt
/
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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
-ate
1
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.
Antonyms
bless.
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World English Dictionary
imprecate
(ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to swear, curse, or blaspheme
2.
(
tr
) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc):
to imprecate disaster on the ship
3.
(
tr
) to put a curse on
[C17: from Latin
imprecārī
to invoke, from
im-
in-
² +
precārī
to
pray
]
'imprecatory
—
adj
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