imprecated

past tense of imprecate
as in cursed
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her

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  • As a result of her refusal, the entire kingdom is cursed to live without love and anyone who steps foot inside it is also cursed.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres.
    Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Meanwhile, Dearborn residents Mohammed Hijazi and Stephanie Butler called for unity and condemned any hate speech.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Liberal commentators cheered Ossoff while conservative commentators condemned him.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Imprecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecated. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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