execrate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɛksəˌkreɪt/ UK /ˈɛksɪkreɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to feel or express great loathing for; to curse

History would execrate the tyrant's name for centuries.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to feel or express great... curse abhor loathe detest abominate damn revile

Opposites

bless praise admire extol

Word family

Derived forms execration execrableexecrator

Related forms execrable

Simplified etymology

Execrate, recorded from the mid-16th century with the meaning “to curse,” belongs to the Latin word family built on sacer, “holy,” though its meaning is the opposite of words such as sacred.

Etymology

From Latin exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari ('to curse'), from ex- ('out') + sacrare ('to consecrate, devote'), from sacer ('sacred, accursed').

exsecrari Latin sacer Latin

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# execrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksəˌkreɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛksɪkreɪt/

## Meanings
1. to feel or express great loathing for; to curse

## Examples
- History would execrate the tyrant's name for centuries.

## Synonyms
- curse
- abhor
- loathe
- detest
- abominate
- damn
- revile

## Antonyms
- bless
- praise
- admire
- extol

## Derived Forms
- execration
- execrable
- execrator

## Related Forms
- execrable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exsecrari
- Root: sacer

## Etymology
From Latin exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari ('to curse'), from ex- ('out') + sacrare ('to consecrate, devote'), from sacer ('sacred, accursed').

## AI Etymology
Execrate comes from Latin exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari ('to curse'), from ex- ('out') + sacrare ('to consecrate, devote'), from sacer ('sacred, accursed'). The historical trail runs through Latin exsecrari and Latin sacer. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to feel or express great loathing for; to curse. Derived formations include execration, execrable, execrator; related forms include execrable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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