IMPRECATE


Meaning of IMPRECATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-pri-ˌkāt ]

verb

( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )

Etymology: Latin imprecatus, past participle of imprecari, from in- + precari to pray — more at pray

Date: 1613

transitive verb

: to invoke evil on : curse

intransitive verb

: to utter curses

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