What does imprecate mean?
Definitions for imprecate
ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪtim·pre·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledictverb
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecateverb
utter obscenities or profanities
"The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
Wiktionary
imprecateverb
To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
imprecateverb
To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To IMPRECATEverb
To call for evil upon himself or others.
Etymology: imprecor, Latin.
Webster Dictionary
Imprecateverb
to call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous
Imprecateverb
to invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at
Etymology: [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Imprecate
im′pre-kāt, v.t. to pray for good or evil upon: to curse.—n. Imprecā′tion, the act of imprecating: a curse.—adj. Im′precatory. [L. imprecāri—in, upon, precāri, -ātus, to pray.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imprecate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imprecate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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