English → Latin
“imprecate” in Latin
exsecrorto curse or execrate; to detestmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, mprecorto beseech, beg, pray, entreat, supplicate, request; to wish well or ill (to someone); to greet with a wish
The English word imprecate itself goes back to Latin precor, through imprecātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imprecate
mala (male) precari: exsecrari; [Vid: To CURSE]. ☞ Imprecari (probably not prae-Augustan) = to wish good or evil to anybody.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imprecate?
- The usual Latin words for “imprecate” are exsecror, malus, precor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.