imprecate

Example Sentences

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But now, there is scarcely a tongue in all New England that does not imprecate curses on his name.

From True Stories of History and Biography by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Further, he made the priests imprecate curses on any one who had dealings with the Persians or deserted the Greek cause.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey

How often did I imprecate curses on the cause of my being!

From Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

V. To curse, accurse, imprecate, scold, rail, execrate.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

He ceased to imprecate only when, by repetition, his oaths became too inexpressive to be worth while.

From The Eagle's Heart by Garland, Hamlin