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Definition of imprecate : 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

Synonyms:

anathemise, execrate, excommunicate, swan, depone, blaspheme, bank, trust, rely, anathemize, cuss, avow, swear, beshrew, accurse, verify, assert, words, bedamn, aver, anathematize, affirm, curse, damn, unchurch, maledict, comminate, anathematise, depose

Usage examples:

• I must stop, stop to repress a mother's anguish; lest, in bitterness of soul, I imprecate the wrath of heaven on this tiger, who tore my only comfort from me. - "Maria The Wrongs of Woman", Mary Wollstonecraft.
• He ceased to imprecate only when, by repetition, his oaths became too inexpressive to be worth while. - "The Eagle's Heart", Hamlin Garland.