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Definitions for execrate
ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪtex·e·crate
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Princeton's WordNet
abhor, loathe, abominate, execrateverb
find repugnant
"I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematiseverb
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Wiktionary
execrateverb
To feel loathing for; abhor.
execrateverb
To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
execrateverb
To invoke a curse.
Etymology: From exsecrari,, from ex + sacrare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EXECRATEverb
To curse; to imprecate ill upon; to abominate.
Etymology: execror, Latin.
Extinction of some tyranny, by the indignation of a people, makes way for some form contrary to that which they lately execrated and detested. William Temple.
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execrate
Execrate is a verb that means to feel or express great loathing or hatred for; to denounce or curse vehemently; to express or feel intense dislike or disgust for. It is typically used in the context of fierce or formal condemnation.
Webster Dictionary
Execrateverb
to denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate
Etymology: [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy, sacred. See Sacred.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Execrate
eks′e-krāt, v.t. to curse: to denounce evil against: to detest utterly.—adj. Ex′ecrable, deserving execration: detestable: accursed.—adv. Ex′ecrably.—n. Execrā′tion, act of execrating: a curse pronounced: that which is execrated.—adj. Ex′ecrātive, of or belonging to execration.—adv. Ex′ecrātively.—adj. Ex′ecrātory. [L. exsecrāri, -ātus, to curse—ex, from, sacer, sacred.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of execrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of execrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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