imprecate
- IPA[ˈɪmprɪkeɪt]
英式
- utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something
verb: imprecate, 3rd person present: imprecates, gerund or present participle: imprecating, past tense: imprecated, past participle: imprecated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. archaic utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something how often did I imprecate curses on the cause of my being! Sycorax had imprecated against his entry into their cell
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- IPA[ˈimprəˌkāt]
美式
- utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something: how often did I imprecate curses on the cause of my being! Sycorax had imprecated against his entry into their cell
Oxford American Dictionary