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Imprecate

Imprecate Meaning & Definition
Imprecate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imprecate?

[v] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
[v] wish harm upon; put a curse on; "The bad witch cursed the child"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Imprecate: anathemize | bedamn | beshrew | blaspheme | curse | cuss | damn | maledict | swear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Imprecate:

See Also | express | give tongue to | utter | verbalise | verbalize

Imprecate In Webster's Dictionary

\Im"pre*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprecated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprecating}.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See {Pray}.] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. --Mickle. 2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester.

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