Meaning of EXECRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'eksu`kreyt
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- [v] curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- [v] find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
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| | Synonyms: | | abhor, abominate, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, comminate, loathe |
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| | See Also: | | deplore, detest, hate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Execrated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Execrating}.] [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of
execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy,
sacred. See {Sacred}.]
To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to
curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to
detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate. ``They . . . execrate
their lct.'' --Cowper.
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| | Related Terms: | | abhor, abominate, abuse, accurse, anathematize, ban, bark at, berate, betongue, blacken, blaspheme, blast, censure, condemn, confound, curse, curse and swear, cuss, damn, darn, denounce, detest, dysphemize, excommunicate, fulminate against, hate, hex, hold in abomination, imprecate, jaw, load with reproaches, loathe, objurgate, rag, rail at, rate, rave against, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, revile, scatologize, shudder at, swear, talk dirty, throw a whammy, thunder against, tongue-lash, utterly detest, vilify, vituperate, yell at, yelp at |
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