Execrate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Execrate is a verb meaning (transitive) To feel loathing for; to abhor.
Meaning
(transitive) To feel loathing for; to abhor.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
- (intransitive, archaic) To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.
Example Sentences
He longed to execrate aloud, to bring his fist down on something violently.
Yet she appeared confident in innocence, and did not tremble, although gazed on and execrated by thousands ; […]
And were I not a thing for you and me To execrate in anguish, you would be As indigent a stranger to surprise, I fear, as I was once, and as unwise.
Word Forms
- execrates
- execrating
- execrated
Synonyms for execrate
Depending on context, synonyms include anathematize, comminate, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loathe, abhor, abominate, anathemize, anathematize, detest.
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