| accurse | (v) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment, Syn. comminate, anathemise, anathemize, anathematize, anathematise, execrate |
| curse | (v) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon, Syn. maledict, imprecate, bedamn, damn, anathemise, anathemize, beshrew, Ant. bless, Example: The bad witch cursed the child |