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   Ex·e·crate

   /ˈeksəˌkrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. feel or express great loathing for: "they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt"
   • ▪ curse; swear.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin exsecrat- ‘cursed’, from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare ‘dedicate’ (from sacer ‘sacred’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. execration noun
   • 2. execrative adjective
   • 3. execratory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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