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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execrator
(ˈɛksɪˌkreɪtə) na person who execrates or makes an execration
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