imprecate

vt. 祈求, 诅咒

发音

其它 /ˈɪmpɹəkeɪt/

词形变化

imprecated imprecates 三单 imprecates imprecateth imprecating imprecating 现在分词 imprecated 过去式 imprecated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

damn swear curse cuss blaspheme anathemise anathemize bedamn beshrew maledict

上位词 10

raise express stir utter arouse invoke conjure evoke bring up call down

近义相关 1

blaspheme

词源

Borrowed from Latin imprecātus, perfect active participle of imprecor (“to invoke (good or evil) upon, pray to, call upon”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“upon”) + precor (“to pray”).

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