Execrate

Origin

From Latin exsecrārī, execrārī, from ex ("out") + sacrāre ("to consecrate, declare accursed").

Full definition of execrate

Verb

1. To feel loathing for; abhor.
2. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
3. (archaic) To invoke a curse.

Derived terms

• execrable
• execration
• execrative
• execratory