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imprecate

 
(ĭm'prĭ-kāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
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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verb

    To invoke evil or injury upon: anathematize, curse, damn. Informal cuss. Archaic execrate, maledict. See words.

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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

Italiano (Italian)
imprecare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rogar pragas

Русский (Russian)
проклинать

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

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 祈り求める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلعن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קילל‬


 
 
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accurse
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