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Dictionary: ex·e·crate   (ĕk'sĭ-krāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -crat·ed, -crat·ing, -crates.
  1. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
  2. To feel loathing for; abhor.
  3. Archaic. To invoke a curse on.

[Latin execrārī, execrāt- : ex-, ex- + sacrāre, to consecrate (from sacer, sacred).]

execrative ex'e·cra'tive or ex'e·cra·to'ry (-krə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
execrator ex'e·cra'tor n.

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verb

  1. To regard with extreme dislike and hostility: abhor, abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe. See love/hatred.
  2. To invoke evil or injury upon: anathematize, curse, damn, imprecate. Informal cuss. Archaic maledict. See words.

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Definition: hate
Antonyms: like, love


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To denounce or to detest utterly.

pronunciation All of the countries' leaders will surely execrate the heinous act.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsky, forbande

Nederlands (Dutch)
verfoeien

Français (French)
v. tr. - exécrer, détester, maudire

Deutsch (German)
v. - verabscheuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναθεματίζω, καταριέμαι

Italiano (Italian)
esecrare, detestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - execrar, maldizer

Русский (Russian)
проклинать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - execrar, abominar, odiar, maldecir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbanna, avsky

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
憎恨, 诅咒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 憎恨, 詛咒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 몹시 싫어하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひどく嫌う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمقت, يلعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיעב, קילל, שנא‬


 
 
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