Main Entry: ex·e·crate

Pronunciation: \ˈek-sə-ˌkrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ex·e·crat·ed; ex·e·crat·ing

Etymology: Latin exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari to put under a curse, from ex + sacr-, sacer sacred

Date: 1531

1 : to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
2 : to detest utterly

— ex·e·cra·tive \-ˌkrā-tiv\ adjective

— ex·e·cra·tor \-ˌkrā-tər\ noun