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Etymology

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From Latin imprecari (to invoke (good or evil) upon, pray to, call upon), from in (upon) + precari (to pray).

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Verb

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imprecate (third-person singular simple present imprecates, present participle imprecating, simple past and past participle imprecated)

  1. (transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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imprecate

  1. inflection of imprecare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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imprecate f pl

  1. feminine plural of imprecato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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imprecāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of imprecātus

Spanish

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Verb

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imprecate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of imprecar combined with te