verb
Meaning 1
To feel loathing for; to abhor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
execrate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: anathematize, comminate, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict, obdurate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accurse, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deplore
verb
Meaning 5
find repugnant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abhor, loathe, abominate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hate, detest
History
Etymology
From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отвращавам се (otvraštavam se) — to feel loathing for
- French: exécrer — to feel loathing for
- German: verabscheuen — to feel loathing for
- Latin: exsecror — to feel loathing for
- Polish: nienawidzić — to feel loathing for
- Spanish: execrar — to feel loathing for
- Bulgarian: ненавиждам (nenaviždam) — to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
- Latin: exsecror — to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
- Polish: pomstować — to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
- Polish: złorzeczyć — to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
- Spanish: execrar — to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce
- Bulgarian: проклинам (proklinam) — (archaic) to invoke a curse
- Polish: przeklinać — (archaic) to invoke a curse
- Polish: przekląć — (archaic) to invoke a curse