Definition of execrate

acrimonious Definition: (adjective) biting, harsh, caustic. Petersons.com

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ex·e·crate    (ks-krt) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·e·crat·ed , ex·e·crat·ing , ex·e·crates

1. To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce.
2. To feel loathing for; abhor.
3. Archaic To invoke a curse on.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin execrr , execrt- : ex-, ex- + sacrre, to consecrate (from sacer, sacred; see sak- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
exe·crative or exe·cra·tory   (-kr-tôr, -tr) KEY  (Adjective), exe·crator (Noun)

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