execrate
9 synonyms and 4 antonyms for execrate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To hate or detest something strongly.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To hate or detest something strongly.
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2. verb
To say publicly that something is wicked or hateful, condemning it strongly.
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3. verb
To call down a curse on someone, or to swear.
“He longed to execrate aloud, to bring his fist down on something violently.”
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Etymology
It comes from Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, formed from ex (“out”) and sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).
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