To invoke evil upon; curse.
[Latin imprecāri, imprecāt- : in-, towards; see in-2 + precārī, to pray, ask.]
imprecator im'pre·ca'tor n.imprecatory im'pre·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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im·pre·cate (ĭm'prĭ-kāt') ![]() |
[Latin imprecāri, imprecāt- : in-, towards; see in-2 + precārī, to pray, ask.]
imprecator im'pre·ca'tor n.| Wordsmith Words: imprecate |
(IM-pri-kayt)
verb tr.
To invoke evil upon; curse.
Etymology
Latin imprecari, imprecat- : in-, towards + precari, to pray, ask.
| Thesaurus: imprecate |
| WordNet: imprecate |
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
wish harm upon; put a curse on
Synonyms: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, maledict
Meaning #2:
utter obscenities or profanities
Synonyms: curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear
| Translations: Imprecate |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbande, ønske ondt om
Nederlands (Dutch)
vloek afroepen over iemand, (ver)vloeken
Français (French)
v. tr. - dire des imprécations
Deutsch (German)
v. - verwünschen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναθεματίζω, καταριέμαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - rogar pragas
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - imprecar, maldecir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nedkalla, förbanna
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
祈求, 诅咒
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 祈求, 詛咒
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (재난 등을) 빌다, 방자하다, 저주하다
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - קילל
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