Execrate
Pronunciation : Ex"e*crate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy, sacred. See Sacred.]
Definition : Defn: 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. "They . . . execrate their lct." Cowper.
t. [imp. & p. p. Execrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Execrating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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