execrating
31execrate — [c]/ˈɛksəkreɪt / (say eksuhkrayt) verb (execrated, execrating) –verb (t) 1. to detest utterly; abhor; abominate. 2. to curse; imprecate evil upon. –verb (i) 3. to utter curses. {Latin ex(s)ecrātus, past participle, having cursed} –execrator, noun …
32execration — /ɛksəˈkreɪʃən/ (say eksuh krayshuhn) noun 1. the act of execrating. 2. a curse or imprecation. 3. the object execrated; a thing held in abomination …
33execrate — [ek′si krāt΄] vt. execrated, execrating [< L execratus, pp. of execrare, to curse < ex , out + sacrare, to consecrate < sacer, SACRED] 1. to call down evil upon; curse 2. to speak abusively or contemptuously of; denounce scathingly 3. to …
34execration — [ek΄si krā′shən] n. [L execratio < execrare: see EXECRATE] 1. the act of execrating; a cursing, denouncing, etc. 2. a curse 3. a person or thing cursed or detested …
