EXECRATE


Meaning of EXECRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-sə-ˌkrāt ]

transitive verb

( -crat·ed ; -crat·ing )

Etymology: Latin exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari to put under a curse, from ex + sacr-, sacer sacred

Date: 1531

1. : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce

2. : to detest utterly

• ex·e·cra·tive -ˌkrā-tiv adjective

• ex·e·cra·tor -ˌkrā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.