Meaning

1 senses

  1. To damn; to wish misery or evil upon

More definitions
  • curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

Examples

1 sentences

  1. All vote to sail, and quit the shore accurst.

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Origin

From Middle English acursen, acoursen, acorsen, from Old English acursian; equivalent to a

From Middle English acursen, acoursen, acorsen, from Old English acursian; equivalent to a- + curse.

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Forms

accurses, accursing, accursed, accursed
Base formaccurse · to accurse
3rd person singularaccurses
Present participleaccursing
Past simpleaccursed
Past participleaccursed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccurse
he, she, itaccurses

Past simpleLesson

all personsaccursed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave accursed
he, she, ithas accursed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill accurse

Synonyms

7 synonyms
curseA2execrateanathematize
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedaccursingly

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accumulationaccuracyB1accurateB1accuratelyB1accursedaccusationB2accusative
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