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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

  • Blaspheme
  • Curse
  • Cuss
  • Swear

Hypernyms

  • Verbalise
  • Verbalize
  • Express
  • Utter

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.

Synonyms

  • Beshrew
  • Curse
  • Damn
  • Maledict
  • Bedamn
  • Anathemise
  • Anathemize

Hypernyms

  • Evoke
  • Put Forward
  • Invoke
  • Stir
  • Raise
  • Arouse
  • Conjure
  • Conjure Up
  • Call Forth
  • Bring Up

Related Words

  • Imprecation (noun)
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