execrate

verb (used with object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.

1. to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
2. to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce: He execrated all who opposed him.

verb (used without object), ex·e·crat·ed, ex·e·crat·ing.

3. to utter curses.

verb

1. (tr) to loathe; detest; abhor
2. (tr) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
3. to curse (a person or thing); damn

v.

1560s, from Latin execratus/exsecratus, past participle of execrari/exsecrari “to curse, utter a curse; hate, abhor,” from ex- (see ex-) + sacrare “to devote to” (see sacred). Hence, “to devote off or away; to curse.” Related: Execrated; execrating.