imprecate

im·pre·cate

I0064600 (ĭm′prĭ-kāt′)tr.v. im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing, im·pre·cates To invoke evil upon; curse.

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[Latin imprecāri, imprecāt- : in-, towards; see in-² + precārī, to pray, ask; see prek- in Indo-European roots.]

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im′pre·ca′tor n.im′pre·ca·to′ry (-kə-tôr′ē) adj.

imprecate

(ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt) vb1. (intr) to swear, curse, or blaspheme2. (tr) to invoke or bring down (evil, a curse, etc): to imprecate disaster on the ship. 3. (tr) to put a curse on[C17: from Latin imprecārī to invoke, from im- in-² + precārī to pray] ˈimpreˌcatory adj

im•pre•cate

(ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 1. to call down evil on. v.i. 2. to utter curses. [1605–15; < Latin imprecātus, past participle of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for =im- im-¹ + precārī to pray]

imprecate

Past participle: imprecated
Gerund: imprecating

Imperative
imprecate
imprecate

Present
I imprecate
you imprecate
he/she/it imprecates
we imprecate
you imprecate
they imprecate

Preterite
I imprecated
you imprecated
he/she/it imprecated
we imprecated
you imprecated
they imprecated

Present Continuous
I am imprecating
you are imprecating
he/she/it is imprecating
we are imprecating
you are imprecating
they are imprecating

Present Perfect
I have imprecated
you have imprecated
he/she/it has imprecated
we have imprecated
you have imprecated
they have imprecated

Past Continuous
I was imprecating
you were imprecating
he/she/it was imprecating
we were imprecating
you were imprecating
they were imprecating

Past Perfect
I had imprecated
you had imprecated
he/she/it had imprecated
we had imprecated
you had imprecated
they had imprecated

Future
I will imprecate
you will imprecate
he/she/it will imprecate
we will imprecate
you will imprecate
they will imprecate

Future Perfect
I will have imprecated
you will have imprecated
he/she/it will have imprecated
we will have imprecated
you will have imprecated
they will have imprecated

Future Continuous
I will be imprecating
you will be imprecating
he/she/it will be imprecating
we will be imprecating
you will be imprecating
they will be imprecating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been imprecating
you have been imprecating
he/she/it has been imprecating
we have been imprecating
you have been imprecating
they have been imprecating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been imprecating
you will have been imprecating
he/she/it will have been imprecating
we will have been imprecating
you will have been imprecating
they will have been imprecating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been imprecating
you had been imprecating
he/she/it had been imprecating
we had been imprecating
you had been imprecating
they had been imprecating

Conditional
I would imprecate
you would imprecate
he/she/it would imprecate
we would imprecate
you would imprecate
they would imprecate

Past Conditional
I would have imprecated
you would have imprecated
he/she/it would have imprecated
we would have imprecated
you would have imprecated
they would have imprecated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	imprecate - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, maledict, cursebring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, arouse, evoke, stir, raise - summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
	2.	imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"blaspheme, curse, cuss, swearblaspheme - speak of in an irreverent or impious manner; "blaspheme God"give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

imprecate

verbTo invoke evil or injury upon:anathematize, curse, damn.Informal: cuss.Archaic: execrate, maledict.

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