accurse
transitive verb
ac·curse
\ə-ˈkərs\
Definition of accurse
accursed
;accursed
\ə-ˈkərst, -ˈkər-səd; -ˈkər-səd usually when a stressed syllable follows without pause\ play oraccurst
\ə-ˈkərst\ play ;accursing
;accurses
: to consign to destruction, misery, or evil by a curse : anathematize —now used chiefly as past participle looked upon her as a thing accursed — Charles Kingsley
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Origin and Etymology of accurse
Middle English acursen, going back to Old English acursian, from a-, perfective prefix + cursian “to 2curse”
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