imprecate

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To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

O Man: Pass not all heedless by, nor imprecate This aged relic of the past because It lies across thy path!

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 by Various

He ceased to imprecate only when, by repetition, his oaths became too inexpressive to be worth while.

From The Eagle's Heart by Garland, Hamlin

At other times he would imprecate maledictions upon his head, and curse him as her destroyer.

From The Vampyre; a Tale by Polidori, John William

"Swear!" he said: "imprecate a curse upon thyself if thou hast said anything untrue to save thy master."

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin