execrate (redirected from execrations)

ex·e·crate  (ks-krt)

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.

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[Latin execrr, execrt- : ex-, ex- + sacrre, to consecrate (from sacer, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots).]

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exe·crative, exe·cra·tory (-kr-tôr, -tr) adj.

exe·crator n.

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execrate

Verb

[-crating, -crated]

1. to feel and express loathing and hatred of (someone or something)

2. to curse (a person or thing) [Latin exsecrari to curse]

execration n

Thesaurus

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"