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To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate.

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  1. v. t. To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate.
  2. v. find repugnant
  3. v. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
  4. To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate. "They . . . execrate their lct." Cowper.
  5. To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse;to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly;to abhor; to abominate. "They . . . execrate their lct." Cowper.
  6. v find repugnant v curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment