imprecate

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.

(IM-pri-kayt)

verb tr.
To invoke evil upon; curse.

Etymology
Latin imprecari, imprecat- : in-, towards + precari, to pray, ask.

Usage
"Bear witness, gods, you heard him bid me go; You, whom he mocked with imprecating vows Of promised faith! - I'll die; I will not bear it." — Dryden, John, All For Love: Part I, Great Works of Literature, 1 Jan 1992.

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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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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

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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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