imprecate
[ im-pri-keyt ]
/ ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪt /
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
SYNONYMS FOR imprecate
OTHER WORDS FROM imprecate
im·pre·ca·tor, noun im·pre·ca·to·ry, adjective un·im·pre·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby imprecate
impoverish,
impoverished,
impower,
impracticable,
impractical,
imprecate,
imprecation,
imprecise,
impredicative,
impregnable,
impregnate
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for imprecate
C17: from Latin
imprecārī to invoke, from
im-
in- ² +
precārī to
pray