Webster's English Dictionary

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curse

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  1. execrate              
 
1. curse \'k*rs\ n [ME curs, fr. OE] 1: a prayer or invocation for harm or 
   injury to come upon one : IMPREC ATION 2: something that is cursed or 
   accursed  3: evil that comes as if in response to imprecation or as 
   retribution  4: the cause of great harm or misfortune : TORMENT 
2. curse vt 1a: to call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury 
   upon  1b: EXECRATE  2: to use profanely insolent language against : 
   BLASPHEME  3: to bring great evil upon : AFFLICT  : to utter imprecations : 
   SWEAR