Imprecate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The frustrated motorist began to imprecate at the driver who had just cut him off in traffic.
- During the heated match, the coach was seen to imprecate the opposing team for their questionable tactics.
- After stubbing her toe, she let out a string of words and began to imprecate the inanimate object.
- When his team lost the championship, the enraged fan took to social media to imprecate the referees and the opposing team.
- After a few too many drinks, the usually reserved executive began to imprecate at the company's management during the corporate dinner.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The villagers imprecate the dark sorcerer who brought famine to their lands.
- In the old tales, the wicked queen would imprecate anyone who dared to defy her.
- As the final act of revenge, the wronged sister imprecated her unfaithful sibling.
- The fallen priest attempted to imprecate his former brethren for casting him out.
- By carving those symbols into the ground, the coven inadvertently imprecated the nearby village.