imprecate
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
Origin of imprecate
1Other words for imprecate
Opposites for imprecate
Other words from imprecate
- im·pre·ca·tor, noun
- im·pre·ca·to·ry, adjective
- un·im·pre·cat·ed, adjective
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How to use imprecate in a sentence
Cilla sprang to her, followed by the guide, imprecating bad luck to the slippery stones.
Hopes and Fears | Charlotte M. YongeHis peroration consisted of a luxuriant use of imprecating adjectives which stamped him as a person of original thought.
The Shellback's Progress | Walter RuncimanWithin the room the men and women jostled each other in the darkness, or jammed imprecating in the narrow doorway.
Ben Blair | Will LillibridgeHer father, partaking of her grief, and imprecating the king of Egypt, did not doubt but this accident foretold some fatal event.
Voltaire's Romances | Franois-Marie ArouetHe was standing up, waving the loose ends of the reins about his head, and imprecating his horses into a gallop.
Neighbours | Robert Stead
British Dictionary definitions for imprecate
/ (ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt) /
(intr) to swear, curse, or blaspheme
(tr) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc): to imprecate disaster on the ship
(tr) to put a curse on
Origin of imprecate
1Derived forms of imprecate
- imprecatory, adjective
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