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imprecate

imp·re·cate

UK/ˈɪmpɹəkeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

  • “The bad witch cursed the child”
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2.

utter obscenities or profanities

  • “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin imprecātus, perfect active participle of imprecor (“to invoke (good or evil) upon, pray to, call upon”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“upon”) + precor (“to pray”).

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