Download the app
educalingo
imprecate

Meaning of "imprecate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPRECATE

From Latin imprecārī to invoke, from im-in-² + precārī to pray.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF IMPRECATE

ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPRECATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imprecate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb imprecate in English.

WHAT DOES IMPRECATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Curse

A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any supernatural powers, such as a spell, a prayer, an imprecation, an execration, magic, witchcraft, God, a natural force, or a spirit. In many belief systems, the curse itself is considered to have some causative force in the result. To reverse or eliminate a curse is called removal or breaking, and is often believed to require equally elaborate rituals or prayers. Ancient Greek curse written on a lead sheet, 4th century BC, Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens. The word "curse" may also refer to the resulting adversity; for example, menstruation has been described as the "curse of Eve". The study of the forms of curses comprise a significant proportion of the study of both folk religion and folklore. The deliberate attempt to levy curses is often part of the practice of magic. In Hindu culture the Sage or Rishi is believed to have the power to bless and curse.

Definition of imprecate in the English dictionary

The first definition of imprecate in the dictionary is to swear, curse, or blaspheme. Other definition of imprecate is to invoke or bring down. Imprecate is also to put a curse on.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMPRECATE

PRESENT

Present
I imprecate
you imprecate
he/she/it imprecates
we imprecate
you imprecate
they imprecate
Present continuous
I am imprecating
you are imprecating
he/she/it is imprecating
we are imprecating
you are imprecating
they are imprecating
Present perfect
I have imprecated
you have imprecated
he/she/it has imprecated
we have imprecated
you have imprecated
they have imprecated
Present perfect continuous
I have been imprecating
you have been imprecating
he/she/it has been imprecating
we have been imprecating
you have been imprecating
they have been imprecating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I imprecated
you imprecated
he/she/it imprecated
we imprecated
you imprecated
they imprecated
Past continuous
I was imprecating
you were imprecating
he/she/it was imprecating
we were imprecating
you were imprecating
they were imprecating
Past perfect
I had imprecated
you had imprecated
he/she/it had imprecated
we had imprecated
you had imprecated
they had imprecated
Past perfect continuous
I had been imprecating
you had been imprecating
he/she/it had been imprecating
we had been imprecating
you had been imprecating
they had been imprecating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will imprecate
you will imprecate
he/she/it will imprecate
we will imprecate
you will imprecate
they will imprecate
Future continuous
I will be imprecating
you will be imprecating
he/she/it will be imprecating
we will be imprecating
you will be imprecating
they will be imprecating
Future perfect
I will have imprecated
you will have imprecated
he/she/it will have imprecated
we will have imprecated
you will have imprecated
they will have imprecated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been imprecating
you will have been imprecating
he/she/it will have been imprecating
we will have been imprecating
you will have been imprecating
they will have been imprecating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would imprecate
you would imprecate
he/she/it would imprecate
we would imprecate
you would imprecate
they would imprecate
Conditional continuous
I would be imprecating
you would be imprecating
he/she/it would be imprecating
we would be imprecating
you would be imprecating
they would be imprecating
Conditional perfect
I would have imprecate
you would have imprecate
he/she/it would have imprecate
we would have imprecate
you would have imprecate
they would have imprecate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been imprecating
you would have been imprecating
he/she/it would have been imprecating
we would have been imprecating
you would have been imprecating
they would have been imprecating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you imprecate
we let´s imprecate
you imprecate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to imprecate
Past participle
imprecated
Present Participle
imprecating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPRECATE

apricate · authenticate · communicate · complicate · dedicate · deprecate · divaricate · extricate · fabricate · indicate · loricate · lubricate · metricate · muricate · prefabricate · prevaricate · relubricate · replicate · rubricate · suricate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPRECATE

impracticalness · imprecation · imprecatory · imprecise · imprecisely · impreciseness · imprecision · impredicative · impregn · impregnability · impregnable · impregnableness · impregnably · impregnant · impregnatable · impregnate · impregnation · impregnator · impresa · impresari

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPRECATE

abdicate · advocate · allocate · birth certificate · cate · certificate · defaecate · defecate · delicate · duplicate · educate · Hecate · hypothecate · intricate · locate · relocate · silicate · syndicate · thecate · triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of imprecate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imprecate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF IMPRECATE

Find out the translation of imprecate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of imprecate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imprecate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

imprecate
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

imprecate
570 millions of speakers
en

English

imprecate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कोसना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

imprecate
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

imprecate
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

imprecate
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তাকা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

maudire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mencacatkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

imprecate
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

imprecate
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

imprecate
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Imprecate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguyền rủa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சாபம் இடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रतिष्ठित
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

beddua
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

imprecate
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

imprecate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

imprecate
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

imprecate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταριέμαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vervloek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedkalla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imprecate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imprecate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPRECATE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of imprecate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «imprecate».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imprecate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPRECATE»

Discover the use of imprecate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imprecate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Vocabulary of the Sgau Karen Language
sSfSn 1. or sS^oo^cx^co^ iionjn3ii^neiiojBo?« invoke good or evil, vow, swear ; generally, when used alone, imprecate ; oo^s8£ iioGn a vow, an imprecation; o8 £s8f>no9u cursed by birds, said of garments, and other things, which come to ...
Jonathan Wade, 1849
2
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Im'precated [p. from imprecate) Called for as an evil. Imprecating {p. a. from imprecate) Calling for evil, Impreca'tion [s.from imprecate) A prayer for evil, a curse. Imprecatory { 'adj. from imprecate) Comprising a prayer for evil, be'onging to ...
John Ash, 1775
3
A Dictionary of the Derivations of the English Language: In ...
Imprecate, (im'pr3-kat) v. t. [L. im- precari, imprecatum, from in and precari, to pray , prex, precis, prayer.] To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. Impregnable, (im-preg'na-bl) a. [F. imprenable, from L. in and prchen- dere, ...
‎1872
4
The Mystical Teachings of al-Shadhili: Including His Life, ...
"O Madi," he said, "I entered this place intending to imprecate my son, but I was told, 'O 'Ali, what is this between you and my saint? Let him be until that which I have decreed for — 33 — — Hi) Noble Lineage, Travel), and Rank — XV XVI.
Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Qāsim Ibn al-Ṣabbāgh, Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabiʻ, 1993
5
The works of Daniel Waterland: to which is prefixed a review ...
excellent writer has said, that I do not think he puts the case exactly right, while he puts it upon " the spirit of " discerning the true state" of the persons on whom they imprecate the Divine vengeance : for though it be true that the Prophets or ...
Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert, William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham), 1823
6
The works of the Rev. Daniel Waterland
excellent writer has said, that I do not think he puts the case exactly right, while he puts it upon " the spirit of " discerning the true state" of the persons on whom they imprecate the Divine vengeance : for though it be true that the Prophets or ...
‎1823
7
The works of ... Daniel Waterland. To which is prefixed, a ...
excellent writer has said, that I do not think he puts the case exactly right, while he puts it upon " the spirit of " discerning the true state" of the persons on whom they imprecate the Divine vengeance : for though it be true that the Prophets or ...
Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert, William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham), 1823
8
Scripture Vindicated: In Answer to a Book, Intitled, ...
The like may be laid of levcral other Scripture-inftan- ces, which for Brevity lake 1 omit, \\henfro- fi-ctical or injpircd Men thus imprecate, by divine Direction, or Impulfe, there is no more d Liikcix. /f . « i K:;-.gs ii. 13, 14. in in it than there was in  ...
Daniel Waterland, 1734
9
The Southern Pioneer and Gospel Visiter
Universalism acknowledges no such curses as this faith anticipates; a sincere Universalist, therefore, cannot imprecate them. No man can sincerely and consistently practice profane cursing and swearing, but a believer in the sentiment above ...
‎1832
10
Coleridge and Shelley: Textual Engagement
This increased potency of language reveals that Prometheus is becoming carried away by his angry rhetoric: Let thy malignant spirit move Its darkness over those I love: On me and mine I imprecate The utmost torture of thy hate. (I, 276-9) ...
Sally West, 2007

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPRECATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imprecate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
“A Closer Look at the Fall of Sinhala in 1815″ Monthly Public Lecture
TAMMITAYA went with the advancing Military and later gave evidence to Human Rights watch to imprecate all the front line commanders. «Lankaweb, Jun 15»
2
Patriarch holds memorial service for Jasenovac victims
I do not want us to condemn or imprecate them, but we must not forget this,” the Serbian patriarch said, as reported by the Serb Republic (RS) ... «B92, Apr 14»
3
IMPRECATORY PSALMS: CAN WE PRAY THEM TODAY?
Imprecatory psalms are those psalms that contain curses or prayers for the punishment of the psalmist's enemies. To imprecate means to ... «NewsWithViews.com, Mar 14»
4
Xbox One, disastro Microsoft: sta sbagliando tutto con usato e DRM …
Microsoft in questi casi consiglia una connessione mobile: vi immaginate mentre imprecate in una fredda baita mentre lo schifosissimo segnale ... «International Business Times Italia, Jun 13»
5
The Gerontocratic Mindset And The Ethnocentric Position Of NPP
... motivation, they would rush about hastily in an undignified manner and imprecate young political opponents irrespective of the consequence. «GhanaWeb, Oct 12»
6
'Glee' Makes Cee Lo's 'Forget You' One To Remember
... it “one of this year's most uplifting releases, with a chorus that makes you want to punch the air and imprecate cheerfully at total strangers.”. «MTV.com, Nov 10»
7
Modern Leftism and Magical Thinking
It is a pagan rite to imprecate, excoriate and execrate one's enemies. Examples of the anathematized abound with conservative public figures ... «Canada Free Press, May 10»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Imprecate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/imprecate>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN