\Ac*curse"\, v. t. [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See {Curse}.] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. And the city shall be accursed. --Josh. vi. 17. Thro' you, my life will be accurst. --Tennyson.