execrate
[ ek-si-kreyt ]
/ ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪt /
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.
Nearby words
excystation, exeat, exec, exec., execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable, executant
Origin of execrate
Related formsex·e·cra·tor, nounun·ex·e·crat·ed, adjective
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execrate
/ (ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to loathe; detest; abhor
(tr) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
to curse (a person or thing); damn
Derived Formsexecration, nounexecrative or execratory, adjectiveexecratively, adverb
Word Origin for execrate
C16: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex- 1 + -secrārī from sacer sacred
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Word Origin and History for execrate
execrate
1560s, from Latin execratus/exsecratus, past participle of execrari/exsecrari "to curse, utter a curse; hate, abhor," from ex- (see ex-) + sacrare "to devote to" (see sacred). Hence, "to devote off or away; to curse." Related: Execrated; execrating.
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