imprecate

[ im-pri-keyt ]

/ ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing.

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.

Origin of imprecate

First recorded in1605–15; from Latin imprecātus, past participle of imprecārī “to invoke, pray to or for,” equivalent to im- “in” + prec- “pray” + -ātus past participle suffix; see origin at im-¹, pray, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR imprecate

curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate.

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ANTONYMS FOR imprecate

bless.

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OTHER WORDS FROM imprecate

im·pre·ca·tor, nounim·pre·ca·to·ry, adjectiveun·im·pre·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby imprecate

impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate, imprecation, imprecise, impredicative, impregnable, impregnate

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Example sentences from the Web for imprecate

Bowing my head to think—to pray—to imprecate, I lost all sense of time and place.
Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. Laut
There was nothing for him to resent, nothing for him to imprecate but his own folly.
The Alaskan|James Oliver Curwood
I know not what I ought to imprecate on the wretches who had spread a report of your death.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4)|Jules Bonnet
To imprecate evil on any living being seems to them unchristian, barbarous, a relic of dark ages and dark superstitions.
Town and Country Sermons|Charles Kingsley

But now there is scarcely a tongue in all New England that does not imprecate curses on his name.
Grandfather's Chair|Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for imprecate

imprecate

/ (ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

(intr) to swear, curse, or blaspheme

(tr) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc)to imprecate disaster on the ship

(tr) to put a curse on

Derived forms of imprecate

imprecatory, adjective

Word Origin for imprecate

C17: from Latin imprecārī to invoke, from im- in- ² + precārī to pray

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单词	imprecate
释义	imprecate [ im-pri-keyt ] / ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imprecate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing. to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person. Origin of imprecate First recorded in1605–15; from Latin imprecātus, past participle of imprecārī “to invoke, pray to or for,” equivalent to im- “in” + prec- “pray” + -ātus past participle suffix; see origin at im-¹, pray, -ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR imprecate curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR imprecate ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR imprecate bless. SEE ANTONYMS FOR imprecate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM imprecate im·pre·ca·tor, nounim·pre·ca·to·ry, adjectiveun·im·pre·cat·ed, adjective Words nearby imprecate impoverish, impoverished, impower, impracticable, impractical, imprecate, imprecation, imprecise, impredicative, impregnable, impregnate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imprecate Bowing my head to think—to pray—to imprecate, I lost all sense of time and place. Heralds of Empire\|Agnes C. Laut There was nothing for him to resent, nothing for him to imprecate but his own folly. The Alaskan\|James Oliver Curwood I know not what I ought to imprecate on the wretches who had spread a report of your death. Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4)\|Jules Bonnet To imprecate evil on any living being seems to them unchristian, barbarous, a relic of dark ages and dark superstitions. Town and Country Sermons\|Charles Kingsley But now there is scarcely a tongue in all New England that does not imprecate curses on his name. Grandfather's Chair\|Nathaniel Hawthorne British Dictionary definitions for imprecate imprecate / (ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt) / verb (intr) to swear, curse, or blaspheme (tr) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc)to imprecate disaster on the ship (tr) to put a curse on Derived forms of imprecate imprecatory, adjective Word Origin for imprecate C17: from Latin imprecārī to invoke, from im- in- ² + precārī to pray Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imprecate execrate, cuss, blaspheme, flame, damn, anathematize, talk dirty
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imprecate

verb (used with object), im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for imprecate

verb

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