exsecror

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Latin

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Etymology

From ex- +‎ sacer (sacred) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Verb

exsecror (present infinitive exsecrārī, perfect active exsecrātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to curse or execrate
    Synonyms: īnsultō, maledīcō, compellō, invehō, incessō, intrahō, obloquor
    Antonym: benedīcō
  2. to detest
    Synonyms: abhorreō, abōminor, dēspuō
    Antonyms: amō, dīligō

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References

  • exsecror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exsecror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exsecror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.