"execrate" meaning in English

See execrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/, /ˈɛksɪkɹeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-execrate.wav Forms: execrates [present, singular, third-person], execrating [participle, present], execrated [participle, past], execrated [past]
Etymology: From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|exsecrārī}} Latin exsecrārī Head templates: {{en-verb}} execrate (third-person singular simple present execrates, present participle execrating, simple past and past participle execrated)
  1. (transitive) to feel loathing for; to abhor Tags: transitive Translations (to feel loathing for): отвращавам се (otvraštavam se) (Bulgarian), exécrer (French), verabscheuen (German), exsecror (Latin), execrar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-execrate-en-verb-RtVHg0lA Disambiguation of 'to feel loathing for': 97 2 1
  2. (transitive) to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce Tags: transitive Synonyms: anathematize, comminate, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict, obdurate Translations (to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce): ненавиждам (nenaviždam) (Bulgarian), exsecror (Latin), execrar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-execrate-en-verb-Y4TXdw9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 72 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 16 64 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 74 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 79 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 75 12 Disambiguation of 'to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce': 5 94 0
  3. (intransitive, archaic) to invoke a curse; to curse or swear Tags: archaic, intransitive Translations ((archaic) to invoke a curse): проклинам (proklinam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-execrate-en-verb-306LFCv9 Disambiguation of '(archaic) to invoke a curse': 1 8 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: execrable, execration, execrative, execrator, execratory, unexecrated Related terms: consecrate, desecrate

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "execrative"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "form": "execrating",
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      "form": "execrated",
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        "(transitive) to feel loathing for; to abhor"
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        "to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce"
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        "(transitive) to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce"
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          "word": "anathematize"
        },
        {
          "word": "comminate"
        },
        {
          "word": "curse"
        },
        {
          "word": "damn"
        },
        {
          "word": "imprecate"
        },
        {
          "word": "maledict"
        },
        {
          "word": "obdurate"
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          "sense": "to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce",
          "word": "ненавиждам"
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          "word": "exsecror"
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          "text": "He longed to execrate aloud, to bring his fist down on something violently.",
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        "to invoke a curse; to curse or swear"
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        "(intransitive, archaic) to invoke a curse; to curse or swear"
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          "_dis1": "1 8 91",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "proklinam",
          "sense": "(archaic) to invoke a curse",
          "word": "проклинам"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛksɪkɹeɪt/"
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      "word": "execration"
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      "word": "execrative"
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      "word": "execrator"
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        "(transitive) to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvraštavam se",
      "sense": "to feel loathing for",
      "word": "отвращавам се"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to feel loathing for",
      "word": "exécrer"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to feel loathing for",
      "word": "verabscheuen"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to feel loathing for",
      "word": "exsecror"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to feel loathing for",
      "word": "execrar"
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      "roman": "nenaviždam",
      "sense": "to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce",
      "word": "ненавиждам"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce",
      "word": "execrar"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proklinam",
      "sense": "(archaic) to invoke a curse",
      "word": "проклинам"
    }
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}

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