execrate

VT ประณาม  แช่ง  ด่าว่า รุนแรง  anathematize denounce imprecate pra-nam

EXECRATE

v.t.[L. execror, from ex and sacer, the primary sense of which is to separate. See Sacred. ] Literally, to curse; to denounce evil agianst, or to imprecate evil on; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate.

EXECRATE

Ex "e *crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Execrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Execrating.] Etym: [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy, sacred. See Sacred. ]

execrate

ex e crate |ˈeksiˌkrāt ˈɛksəkreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] feel or express great loathing for: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. • [ no obj. ] archaic curse; swear. DERIVATIVES ex e cra tion |ˌeksiˈkrāSHən |noun, ex e cra tive |-ˌkrātiv |adjective, ex e cra to ry |-krəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed, ’ from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate ’ (from sacer ‘sacred ’).

execrate

execrate |ˈɛksɪkreɪt | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] feel or express great loathing for: they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic curse; swear. DERIVATIVES execration |-ˈkreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, execrative adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed ’, from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate ’ (from sacer ‘sacred ’).

execrate

execrate verb the men were execrated as dangerous and corrupt: revile, denounce, decry, condemn, vilify; detest, loathe, hate, abhor, abominate, despise, regard with disgust, feel disgust for, feel aversion /revulsion to; rare excoriate, anathematize, vilipend. ANTONYMS praise; adore.