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.

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

Words nearby execrate

ex dividend, Ex. Doc., exeat, exec, execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable, executant

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Example sentences from the Web for execrate

Every woman will execrate you as a coward, and will throw your image on the ground to be played with and broken by her children.
In Love With the Czarina and Other Stories|Mr Jkai
They pity him, they pray for him; me they would only loathe and execrate.
The Spanish Brothers|Deborah Alcock
I deny it and I despise, abhor and execrate the doctrine of State Sovereignty.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
And even to-day those who execrate him seem to carry in their own souls particles of his thought.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete|Guy de Maupassant

Mothers and wives and sisters will execrate your name, brave men will be sacrificed needlessly.
The Puppet Crown|Harold MacGrath

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

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

单词	execrate
释义	execrate [ ek-si-kreyt ] / ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR execrate ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Words nearby execrate ex dividend, Ex. Doc., exeat, exec, execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable, executant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for execrate Every woman will execrate you as a coward, and will throw your image on the ground to be played with and broken by her children. In Love With the Czarina and Other Stories\|Mr Jkai They pity him, they pray for him; me they would only loathe and execrate. The Spanish Brothers\|Deborah Alcock I deny it and I despise, abhor and execrate the doctrine of State Sovereignty. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll And even to-day those who execrate him seem to carry in their own souls particles of his thought. Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete\|Guy de Maupassant Mothers and wives and sisters will execrate your name, brave men will be sacrificed needlessly. The Puppet Crown\|Harold MacGrath 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 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 execrate imprecate, abominate, despise, vilify, curse, reprehend, reprove, revile, excoriate, denounce, censure, objurgate, detest, damn, condemn, reprobate, anathematize, deplore, abhor, loathe
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execrate

verb (used with object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.

verb (used without object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.

Origin of execrate

OTHER WORDS FROM execrate

Words nearby execrate

Example sentences from the Web for execrate

British Dictionary definitions for execrate

verb

Derived forms of execrate

Word Origin for execrate

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