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ex·e·crate

(ĕk′sĭ-krāt′)

tr.v. ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing, ex·e·crates

1. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.

2. To feel loathing for; abhor.

3. Archaic To invoke a curse on.

[Latin execrārī, execrāt- : ex-, ex- + sacrāre, to consecrate (from sacer, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots).]

ex′e·cra′tive, ex′e·cra·to′ry (-krə-tôr′ē) adj.

ex′e·cra′tor n.

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execrate

(ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt)

1. (tr) to loathe; detest; abhor

2. (tr) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore

3. to curse (a person or thing); damn

[C16: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex-¹ + -secrārī from sacer sacred]

ˌexeˈcration n

ˈexeˌcrative, ˈexeˌcratory adj

ˈexeˌcratively adv

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ex•e•crate

(ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪt)

v. -crat•ed, -crat•ing. v.t.

1. to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.

2. to curse; imprecate evil upon; denounce.

v.i.

3. to utter curses.

[1555–65; < Latin ex(s)ecrātus, past participle of ex(s)ecrārī to curse]

ex′e•cra`tive (-ˌkreɪ tɪv, -krə-) adj.

ex′e•cra`tor, n.

ex′e•cra•to`ry (-krəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

execrate

Past participle: execrated
Gerund: execrating

Imperative
execrate
execrate

Present
I execrate
you execrate
he/she/it execrates
we execrate
you execrate
they execrate

Preterite
I execrated
you execrated
he/she/it execrated
we execrated
you execrated
they execrated

Present Continuous
I am execrating
you are execrating
he/she/it is execrating
we are execrating
you are execrating
they are execrating

Present Perfect
I have execrated
you have execrated
he/she/it has execrated
we have execrated
you have execrated
they have execrated

Past Continuous
I was execrating
you were execrating
he/she/it was execrating
we were execrating
you were execrating
they were execrating

Past Perfect
I had execrated
you had execrated
he/she/it had execrated
we had execrated
you had execrated
they had execrated

Future
I will execrate
you will execrate
he/she/it will execrate
we will execrate
you will execrate
they will execrate

Future Perfect
I will have execrated
you will have execrated
he/she/it will have execrated
we will have execrated
you will have execrated
they will have execrated

Future Continuous
I will be execrating
you will be execrating
he/she/it will be execrating
we will be execrating
you will be execrating
they will be execrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been execrating
you have been execrating
he/she/it has been execrating
we have been execrating
you have been execrating
they have been execrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been execrating
you will have been execrating
he/she/it will have been execrating
we will have been execrating
you will have been execrating
they will have been execrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been execrating
you had been execrating
he/she/it had been execrating
we had been execrating
you had been execrating
they had been execrating

Conditional
I would execrate
you would execrate
he/she/it would execrate
we would execrate
you would execrate
they would execrate

Past Conditional
I would have execrated
you would have execrated
he/she/it would have execrated
we would have execrated
you would have execrated
they would have execrated

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Verb	1.	execrate - find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" abhor, abominate, loathe detest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
	2.	execrate - curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment accurse, anathematise, anathematize, comminate, anathemise, anathemize deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

execrate

verb

1. To regard with extreme dislike and hostility:

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe.

2. Archaic. To invoke evil or injury upon:

anathematize, curse, damn, imprecate.

Informal: cuss.

Archaic: maledict.

Translations

esecrare pessimo

execrate

[ˈeksɪkreɪt] VT (frm) → execrar (frm), abominar (de) (frm)

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execrate

(= hate) → verabscheuen

(= curse) → verfluchen, verwünschen

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execrate

[ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt] vt (frm) → esecrare, aborrire

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