execrate

ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of execrate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

evil wordscurse or wish harm upon someone

He execrated his enemies in his speech.

anathematize

curse

damn

strong dislikefeel and express great loathing for

She continued to execrate the policies that led to the crisis..

abhor

despise

detest

emotion

Rare

declare something to be hateful or evil

Rare

The leader execrated the corrupt practices.

condemn

denounce

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Origin of execrate

Latin, exsecrari (to curse)

Examples of execrate in a sentence

The villagers execrated the invaders fiercely.
He would often execrate the corruption in politics.
They execrate any form of injustice.
She execrated the injustice she witnessed.
The community execrated the actions of the polluters.

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French:exécrer, maudire, ...
German:verfluchen, verabscheuen, ...
Italian:maledire, esecrarsi, ...
Spanish:maldecir, aborrecer, ...
Portuguese:amaldiçoar, detestar, ...
Chinese:诅咒, 痛斥, ...
Japanese:呪う, 激しく非難する, ...
Arabic:لَعَنَ, مقت, ...
Hebrew:לְקַלֵּל, לִתְעוֹב, ...
Russian:проклинать, проклясть, ...
Ukrainian:проклинати, ненавидіти, ...
Hindi:श्राप देना, कोसना, ...
Bengali:অভিশাপ দেওয়া, অবজ্ঞা করা, ...
Catalan:maleir, detestar, ...
Czech:proklínat, nenávidět, ...
Danish:forbande, fordømme, ...
Dutch:vervloeken, verafschuwen, ...
Greek:καταριέμαι, καταδικάζω, ...
Hungarian:megátkozni, gyűlölni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់បណ្តាសា, ស្អប់ខ្ពើម, ...
Korean:저주하다, 혐오하다, ...
Persian:نفرین کرد, ابراز نفرت کرد, ...
Polish:przeklinać, nienawidzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):amaldiçoar, execrar, ...
Romanian:a blestema, a execră, ...
Swedish:förbanna, fördöma, ...
Thai:สาปแช่ง, เกลียดชัง, ...
Turkish:lanet etmek, lanetlemek, ...
Vietnamese:nguyền rủa, ghét bỏ, ...

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