English Explanatory Dictionary

execrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feel loathing for; to abhor.
  2. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
  3. To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/ /ˈɛksɪkɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-execrate.wav

Word forms

execrate execrates execrating execrated

Etymology

From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).

Synonyms

anathematize comminate curse damn imprecate maledict obdurate

Related words

consecrate desecrate

Derived words

execrable execration execrative execrator execratory unexecrated
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