| imprecate | 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. "Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire." (Mickle) 2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. "In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate." (Rochester) Origin: L. Imprecatus, p. P. Of imprecari to imprecate; pref. Im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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