Execratory

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ex·e·crate (

-kr

)

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

, -t

) adj.

exe·crator n.

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