2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Imprecate \Im"pre*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprecated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprecating}.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See {Pray}.] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. [1913 Webster] Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. --Mickle. [1913 Webster] 2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. [1913 Webster] In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: imprecate v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemize}, {anathemise}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}] 2: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss}, {blaspheme}, {swear}]
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