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Definition of: imprecate
(im′prə·kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To invoke or call down, as a judgment, calamity, or curse. [<L imprecatus, pp. of imprecare pray to <in- to + precari pray <prex, precis prayer]
—im′pre·ca′tor noun
—im′pre·ca·to′ry (-kə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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