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| ex·e·crate [ éksə kràyt ] (past and past participle ex·e·crat·ed, present participle ex·e·crat·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·e·crates) |
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1. transitive verb detest somebody or something: to feel loathing for somebody or something
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2. transitive verb denounce somebody or something: to declare somebody or something to be loathsome
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3. transitive and intransitive verb curse somebody or something: to curse or put a curse on somebody or something
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin execrari "undo consecration" < sacrare (see sacred)] |
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  ex·e·cra·tive adjective |
| ex·e·cra·tor noun |
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