execrate
verb (used with object)
to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
has execrated
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present perfectof execrate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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How he has execrated the German stoves, which are burned nearly all the year through and made Germany almost unbearable to him!
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Johan Huizinga
Every one, as far as my story has been known, has refused to assist me in my distress, and has execrated my name.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by William Godwin
From the time of his entering the legislative hall to his retreat to Elba, no man has execrated him more than myself.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
