accurse
English
Etymology
From Middle English acursen, acoursen, acorsen, equivalent to a- + curse.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æˈkə(ɹ)s/, /əˈkə(ɹ)s/
Verb
accurse (third-person singular simple present accurses, present participle accursing, simple past accursed, past participle accursed or accurst)
- To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
- 1611, King James Version, Joshua 6:17
- And the city shall be accursed.
- (Can we date this quote by Alfred Tennyson?)
- Thro' you, my life will be accurst.
- 1611, King James Version, Joshua 6:17
Translations
to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize
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References
- accurse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Latin
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