Associations to the word «Imprecate»

Wiktionary

IMPRECATE, verb. (transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
IMPRECATE, verb. (transitive) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

Dictionary definition

IMPRECATE, verb. Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child".
IMPRECATE, verb. Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche