imprecate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin imprecari (“‘to invoke (good or evil) upon, pray to, call upon’”) < in (“‘upon’”) + precari (“‘to pray’”).

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to imprecate (third-person singular simple present imprecates, present participle imprecating, simple past and past participle imprecated)

1. (transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
2. (transitive) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

[edit] Related terms

• imprecation

[edit] Translations

• Russian: проклинать ru(ru) (1, 2)

[edit] External links

• imprecate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• imprecate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• imprecate at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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imprecate

1. Second-person plural present tense of imprecare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of imprecare.
3. Feminine plural of imprecato.