v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprecated p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating ] [ L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray. ] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. [ 1913 Webster ]

In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,
And the forlorn physicians imprecate. Rochester. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. imprecatio: cf. F. imprécation. ] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. Motley.

Syn. -- Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See Malediction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms. [ 1913 Webster ]