execrate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′si krāt′)

Inflections of 'execrate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
execrates
v 3rd person singular
execrating
v pres p
execrated
v past
execrated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•e•crate  (ek′si krāt′),USA pronunciation v., -crat•ed, -crat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to detest utterly;
    abhor;
    abominate.
  2. to curse;
    imprecate evil upon;
    damn;
    denounce:He execrated all who opposed him.

v.i. 
  1. to utter curses.
  • Latin ex(s)ecrātus (past participle of ex(s)ecrārī to curse), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + secr- (combining form of sacrāre to consecrate; see sacrament) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1555–65
ex′e•cra′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
execrate /ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to loathe; detest; abhor
  2. (transitive) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
  3. to curse (a person or thing); damn
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex-1 + -secrārī from sacer sacredˌexeˈcration n ˈexeˌcrative, ˈexeˌcratory adj ˈexeˌcratively adv
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'execrate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
execrable - abominate - ban - detest - execration - execrative - execratory - hate - imprecate

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