IMPRECATE


Meaning of IMPRECATE in English

— imprecator , n. — imprecatory , adj.

/im"pri kayt'/ , v.t., imprecated, imprecating .

to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.

[ 1605-15; imprecatus ptp. of imprecari to invoke, pray to or for, equiv. to im- IM- 1 + prec- PRAY + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Syn . curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate.

Ant . bless.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .