execrate

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈɛksəˌkreɪt/ UK /ˈɛksɪkreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to feel or express great loathing for; to curse

History would execrate the tyrant's name for centuries.

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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

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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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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