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execrate
[ ek-si-kreyt ]
/ ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.
to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce: He execrated all who opposed him.
verb (used without object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.
to utter curses.
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Origin of execrate
OTHER WORDS FROM execrate
ex·e·cra·tor, nounun·ex·e·crat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby execrate
ex dividend, Ex. Doc., exeat, exec, execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable, executant
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British Dictionary definitions for execrate
execrate
/ (ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to loathe; detest; abhor
(tr) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
to curse (a person or thing); damn
Derived forms of execrate
execration, nounexecrative or execratory, adjectiveexecratively, adverbWord Origin for execrate
C16: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex- 1 + -secrārī from sacer sacred
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