| 释义 |
imprecate —imprecator, n. —imprecatory, adj. /im"pri kayt'/, v.t., imprecated, imprecating. to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person. [1605-15; < L imprecatus ptp. of imprecari to invoke, pray to or for, equiv. to im- IM-1 + prec- PRAY + -atus -ATE1] Syn. curse, execrate, anathematize, accurse, denunciate. Ant. bless. |