execrate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/

Verb

transitive archaic intransitive

(transitive) to feel loathing for; to abhor / (transitive) to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce / (intransitive, archaic) to invoke a curse; to curse or swear

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）嫌悪する、憎む / （他動詞）忌まわしいものと宣言する、非難する / （自動詞、古語）呪う、呪いを唱える

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Though he tried to be tolerant, he couldn't help but execrate the corruption that had ruined his hometown.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は寛容であろうと努めたが、故郷を台無しにした腐敗をどうしても忌み嫌ってしまった。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) to feel loathing for; to abhor

And were I not a thing for you and me

To execrate in angish, you would be

As indigent a stranger to surprise,

I fear, as I was once, and as unwise.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) to declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce

Sense（3）

(intransitive, archaic) to invoke a curse; to curse or swear

He longed to execrate aloud, to bring his fist down on something violently.

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execrates

（ present singular third-person ）

execrating

（ participle present ）

execrated

（ participle past ）

execrated

（ past ）

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