as in to curse
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her
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Cassandra is a Greek mythological figure who can foretell the future, but is cursed to have no one ever believe her.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025 -
Facing execution for accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, actor Salem pretends to be insane.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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“Imprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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