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im·pre·cate (im′pri kāt′)
transitive verb imprecated -·cat′ed, imprecating -·cat′·ing
- to pray for or invoke (evil, a curse, etc.) to imprecate disaster upon one's foe
- Rare to invoke evil upon; curse
Etymology: < L imprecatus, pp. of imprecari, to invoke, pray to < in-, in, on + precari, to pray
Related Forms:
- imprecator im′·pre·ca′·tor noun
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