Accurse

//əˈkɝs// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To damn; to wish misery or evil upon

    "And the city shall be accursed."

  2. 2
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment wordnet

Synonyms

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anathematizeexecrateanathematiseanathemiseanathemizeblaspheme

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"And the city shall be accursed."

Etymology

From Middle English acursen, acoursen, acorsen, equivalent to a- + curse.

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