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imprecate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(im′pri kāt′)

Inflections of 'imprecate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

imprecates: v 3rd person singular

imprecating: v pres p

imprecated: v past

imprecated: v past p

im•pre•cate (im′pri kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.

Latin imprecātus past participle of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for, equivalent. to im- im-¹ + prec- pray + -ātus -ate¹
1605–15

im′pre•ca′tor, n.
im′pre•ca•to′ry, adj.

curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate.

bless.

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imprecate /ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt/ vb

(intransitive) to swear, curse, or blaspheme
(transitive) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin imprecārī to invoke, from im- in-² + precārī to prayˈimpreˌcatory adj

'imprecate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

execrate - imprecation - swear

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