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execrate

Pronunciation: /ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/

The English word “execrate” has 3 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

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

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