execrate
UK/'eksikreit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To feel or express great loathing for; to curse or denounce.
憎恶；诅咒，强烈谴责。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex- (out) + ecr (sacr, in its 'accursed' sense) + -ate (verb) = 'to put under a curse, to drive out from the sacred.' From Latin exsecrārī. To execrate someone is to curse and loathe them; the verb is rare and formal, the cousin of the more common execrable.
Root sacr still carries 10 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
History would execrate the tyrant's name for generations.
- 2.
The crowd execrated the traitor as he was led away.