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imprecate definition

im·pre·cate (impri kāt′)

transitive verb imprecated -·cat′ed, imprecating -·cat′·ing

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

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

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