01 v. t. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
imp. & p. p.
Imprecated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprecating
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1.
To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.“Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire.” — Mickle.
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2.
To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.“In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate.” — Rochester.