Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM'PRE-CATE
IM-PRAC'TI-CA-BLYIM'PRE-CA-TED
IM'PRE-CATE, v.t. [L. imprecor; in and precor, to pray. See Pray.]
To invoke, as an evil on any one; to pray that a curse or calamity may fall on one's self or on another person.
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