exsecror

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- +‎ sacer (sacred) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Verb

exsecror (present infinitive exsecrārī, perfect active exsecrātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to curse or execrate
    Synonyms: īnsultō, maledīcō, compellō, invehō, incessō, intrahō, obloquor
    Antonym: benedīcō
  2. to detest
    Synonyms: abhorreō, abōminor, dēspuō
    Antonyms: amō, dīligō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: execrar
  • English: execrate
  • French: exécrer
  • Galician: execrar
  • Italian: esecrare
  • Occitan: execrar
  • Portuguese: execrar
  • Sicilian: esicrari
  • Spanish: execrar

References

  • exsecror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exsecror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exsecror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.