execrate
Verb
Verb Forms: execrated, execrating, execrates
- To curse or denounce strongly; to detest.
- find repugnant
- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- To feel loathing for; to abhor.
- To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.
- To invoke a curse; to curse or swear.
Examples
- Players often EXECRATE their bad luck when drawing all vowels or all consonants.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex (“out”) + sacrāre (“to consecrate, declare accursed”).
Synonyms
abhor, abominate, accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, loathe, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict, obdurate
Scrabble Score: 17
execrate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexecrate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
execrate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary