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imprecate

🇬🇧 UK/'imprikeit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFL

Definitions

v.

To call down a curse or evil upon someone; to utter curses.

诅咒,祈求降祸于人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
precto pray, entreat, beseech
+
ateto make, having
=imprecate

Common Collocations

  • 1.imprecate curse诅咒
  • 2.imprecate blessing祈求祝福

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In ancient rituals, priests would imprecate curses on enemies.

  • 2.

    She imprecated blessings upon the newlyweds.

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