Verb: execrate 'ek-su,kreyt
- Feel intense dislike or disgust for
"She execrates cats";
- abhor, loathe, abominate
- Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
"The villain was execrated in the ancient prophecy";
- accurse [archaic], anathemize, comminate [archaic], anathemise [Brit], anathematize, anathematise [Brit]
Derived forms: execrating, execrates, execrated
Type of: deplore, detest, hate
Encyclopedia: Execrate