execrate
execrate
Definition
ex·ecrate (ek′si krāt′)
transitive verb execrated -·crat′·ed, execrating -·crat′·ing
- to call down evil upon; curse
- to speak abusively or contemptuously of; denounce scathingly
- to loathe; detest; abhor
Etymology: < L execratus, pp. of execrare, to curse < ex-, out + sacrare, to consecrate < sacer, sacred
intransitive verb
to curse
Related Forms:
- execrative ex′·ecra′·tive adjective or execratory ex′·ecra·to′ry (-krə tôr′ē)
- execrator ex′·ecra′·tor noun
execrate
Synonyms
execrate
v.
Browse dictionary entries near execrate
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