'Imprecating' definitions:

Definition of 'Imprecating'

From: GCIDE
  • Imprecate \Im"pre*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.]
  • 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. [1913 Webster]
  • Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. --Mickle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. [1913 Webster]
  • In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester. [1913 Webster]

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