1. to invoke evil or a curse upon someone or something
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The angry villagers began to imprecate their cruel landlord.
• In his rage, he imprecated all who had wronged him.
• The witch was said to imprecate those who crossed her path.
• Ancient texts describe how priests would imprecate enemies of the state.
• She felt tempted to imprecate her unfaithful business partner.
• The defeated king imprecated his conquerors with his dying breath.