imprecate
verb (used with object)
to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
imprecatory
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a word derived from
imprecate.
Example Sentences
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The lament also contains an imprecatory prayer asking God to bring judgment on David’s oppressors.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
The Welsh borrow a few imprecatory words from the English, and in appropriating them they append the vowel termination o or io.
From Notes and Queries, Number 238, May 20, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
See Pother. µ The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
We do not claim that the imprecatory Psalms were David's best, but they must have helped him immensely in writing the other ones.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Gerald Stanley Lee
The imprecatory Epitaph referred to has already appeared in our columns.
From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
