execrate
execrate · execrates · execrated · execrating
verabscheuen
To feel loathing for; to abhorTo feel loathing for; to abhor.
/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To feel loathing for; to abhor.
verabscheuen
(transitive)To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
(archaic, intransitive)To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.
More definitions
- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- find repugnant
Translations
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By meaning 1
to feel loathing for:
Origin
From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accurseFrom Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).
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Forms
execrates, execrating, execrated, execratedSynonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment:accurseanathemizecomminateanathemiseanathematizeanathematise
- find repugnant:abhorloatheabominate
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle