The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
imprecate
SYLLABICATION: im·pre·cate
PRONUNCIATION: ĭm'prĭ-kāt'
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: im·pre·cat·ed, im·pre·cat·ing, im·pre·cates
To invoke evil upon; curse.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin imprecāri, imprecāt- : in-, towards; see in–[sup]2[/sup] + precārī, to pray, ask; see prek- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: im'pre·ca'tor —NOUN
im'pre·ca·to'ry (-k-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) —ADJECTIVE
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imprecation
SYLLABICATION: im·pre·ca·tion
PRONUNCIATION: ĭm'prĭ-kā'sh
NOUN: 1. The act of imprecating. 2. A curse.
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Imprecate / Imprecation
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Stargzer
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Imprecate / Imprecation
Regards//Larry
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"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
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Slava
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Another great word that has passed under the radar here. Is an imprecation a malediction?
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