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execrate
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[ˈɛksɪkreɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- feel or express great loathing for
(e.g: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt)
- curse; swear
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Origin
:
mid 16th century: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed’, from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate’ (from sacer ‘sacred’)
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