execrate[verb]Synonyms: anathematize, curse, damn, objurgate, hate, abhor, abominate, detest, loathe, swear, bedamn, cuss, imprecate
Antonyms: eulogize
Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment, acclaim, extol, laud, praise, admire
Related Words: censure,
condemn,
denounce,
reprehend,
reprobate,
reprove,
ban,
revile,
accurse,
imprecate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧e‧crate /ˈeksəkreɪt, ˈeksɪkreɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: exsecratus, past participle of exsecrari, from sacer 'holy']
literary to express strong disapproval or hatred for someone or something
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲