v. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
v. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
v. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To pray for; express a strong desire for; invoke: in a good sense.
Specifically To call down by prayer, as some evil upon an enemy, or in anger; invoke or express a malevolent desire for, as something evil.
To invoke a curse or evil upon; curse.
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v. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
v. utter obscenities or profanities
Word Usage
"But when the next national storm confronts America, the automatic impulse to imprecate the nation combined with the widespread sense of ultimate entitlement will make it impossible for the country to act with sufficient strength to confront its troubles."