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execrate

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈek-sə-ˌkrāt\
    • /ˈeksɪkreɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈek-sə-ˌkrāt\

Definitions of execrate word

  • noun execrate Feel or express great loathing for. 1
  • verb execrate to loathe; detest; abhor 0
  • verb execrate to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore 0
  • verb execrate to curse (a person or thing); damn 0
  • verb transitive execrate to call down evil upon; curse 0
  • verb transitive execrate to speak abusively or contemptuously of; denounce scathingly 0

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Parts of speech for Execrate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

execrate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for execrate

verb execrate

  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • abhor — If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.
  • abominate — to dislike intensely; loathe; detest
  • accurse — to curse or consign to damnation, perdition, or misery
  • anathematize — to pronounce an anathema (upon a person, etc); curse

Antonyms for execrate

verb execrate

  • admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
  • adore — If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
  • commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.

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