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Execratory

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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.
[Latin execrr, execrt- : ex-, ex- + sacrre, to consecrate (from sacer, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots).]
exe·crative, exe·cra·tory (-kr-tôr, -tr) adj.
exe·crator n.


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