Imprecate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪmpɹəkeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Imprecate is a verb meaning (transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
Meaning
(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
Example Sentences
To sailors, oaths are household words; they will swear in the trance of the calm, and in the teeth of the tempest; they will imprecate curses from the topsail-yard-arms, when most they teeter over to a seething sea; [...]
Word Forms
- imprecates
- imprecating
- imprecated
Synonyms for imprecate
Depending on context, synonyms include maledict, curse, damn, cuss, beshrew, bedamn.
Antonyms for imprecate
Common opposites include bless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maledict, curse, beshrew, blaspheme, bedamn, cuss.
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