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imprecate

Imprecate (verb) means to call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

verb
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To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imprecātus, perfect active participle of imprecor (“to invoke (good or evil) upon, pray to, call upon”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“upon”) + precor (“to pray”).

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"imprecate" (verb) means to call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

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