imprecated

verb

past tense of imprecate
as in cursed
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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  1. cursed
  2. condemned
Verb
  • Does this explain why my dad told me we were cursed growing up?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • Humans are cursed to become inured to anything that persists long enough, and even the staggering beauty of a total solar eclipse may begin to fade after, say, an hour.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of cursed
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  • The lack of rights owed to victims in canonical trials has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the death of a man during an arrest in Bologna and condemned anti-police protests that turned violent and left dozens of officers injured.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Definition of condemned
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“Imprecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecated. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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