imprecor

imprecor

Latin

Etymology

    From in- + precor.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    imprecor (present infinitive imprecārī, perfect active imprecātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. (alicui aliquid) to wish to
    2. to imprecate, call down a curse upon, curse, hex
    3. to beseech, to pray to

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: imprecar
    • English: impray, imprecate
    • Galician: imprecar
    • Italian: imprecare
    • Portuguese: imprecar
    • Spanish: imprecar

    References

    • imprecor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • imprecor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • imprecor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.