imprecate

verb

ˈim-pri-ˌkāt How to pronounce imprecate (audio)
Definition of imprecatenext
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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  • Social media is like a blessing and curse, but the good part about it is that people who are seeing the show again or seeing it for the first time.
    — Brayden Garcia July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia After accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, theater actor Salem convinces a military court of his insanity to escape a death sentence.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 July 2026
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