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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

1555–65; <Latin ex(s)ecrātus (past participle of ex(s)ecrārī to curse), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + secr- (combining form of sacrāre to consecrate; see sacrament) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM execrate

ex·e·cra·tor, nounun·ex·e·crat·ed, adjective
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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, adverb

Word Origin for execrate

C16: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex- 1 + -secrārī from sacer sacred
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