imprecate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    utter obscenities or profanities

Word Origin

imprecate (v.)
1610s, probably a back-formation from imprecation. Related: Imprecated; imprecating; imprecatory (1580s).

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