execrate /ekˈsi-krāt/

1. To curse
2. To utter evil against
3. To denounce
4. To detest

exˈecrable adjective

1. Deserving execration
2. Detestable
3. Accursed
4. Very bad or of low quality

exˈecrableness noun

exˈecrably adverb

execrāˈtion noun

1. The act of execrating
2. A curse pronounced
3. Something which is execrated

• give someone his head
• give someone his kale through the reek
• give someone laldie
• give someone rope
• give someone stick
• give someone the bird
• give someone the bum's rush
• give someone the come-on
• give someone the finger
• give someone the lie
• give someone the lie in her throat
• give someone the lie in his throat
• give someone the pip
• give someone the slip
• give someone the works
• give something a miss
• give something a whirl
• give something up as a bad job
• give the air
• give the alarm
• give the bucket
• give the cold shoulder
• give the devil his due
• give the elbow
• give the game away