imprecate

(impri kāt′)

transitive verb imprecated, imprecating

  1. to pray for or invoke (evil, a curse, etc.): to imprecate disaster upon one's foe
  2. Rare to invoke evil upon; curse

Origin: < L imprecatus, pp. of imprecari, to invoke, pray to < in-, in, on + precari, to pray

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See imprecate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing, im·pre·cates
To invoke evil upon; curse.

Origin:

Origin: Latin imprecāri, imprecāt-

Origin: : in-, towards; see in-2

Origin: + precārī, to pray, ask; see prek- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • imˈpre·caˌtor noun
  • imˈpre·ca·toˌry (-kə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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