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imprecate
verb
[ ˈɪmprɪkeɪt ]
• utter (a curse) or invoke (evil) against someone or something.
• "how often did I imprecate curses on the cause of my being!"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin imprecat- ‘invoked’, from the verb imprecari .