execrate
execrate — verb
- execratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- execrates3rd person singular
- execrating-ing form
- execratedpast simple
1. to feel an extremely strong dislike for someone or something, to the point of ha
to feel an extremely strong dislike for someone or something, to the point of hatred — for example, execrating cruelty to animals, or the greed of those who cause others to suffer.
Wei execrated the cruel treatment of prisoners during the long war.
execrate + abstract evil (cruel treatment)
The greed that drove bankers to ruin ordinary families was execrated by Elena.
passive construction: be execrated by
What Haruki execrated most was the waste of food in the hotel kitchen.
Amina execrated the dishonest practices of her former business partner.
The landlord's unfair rent increases were execrated by everyone in the village.
文法句型
execrate + noun phrase
用法筆記
Very formal and literary; rarely used in everyday conversation. The object is usually an abstract concept (cruelty, greed, injustice, waste, dishonesty) rather than a specific person.
常見錯誤
2. to denounce someone or something publicly as evil or wicked — for example, a jud
to denounce someone or something publicly as evil or wicked — for example, a judge execrating a crime as the worst imaginable, or a religious leader execrating a corrupt practice before the community.
Church leaders execrated the violent uprising against the elected government.
execrate + [political action] as evil
The judge execrated the crime as the worst he had seen in thirty years on the bench.
execrate + object + as + complement
In a powerful speech, Senator Kwame execrated the spread of lies on social media.
Fatima execrated the practice of using young children as unpaid factory workers.
The newspaper article execrated the corruption hidden inside the city council.
- denounce
publicly criticise, more common than execrate
- condemn
express strong disapproval, formal but more common
- censure
formally criticise, used in official contexts
- anathematise
formal religious condemnation, very rare
文法句型
execrate + noun phrase
execrate + noun phrase + as + adjective
用法筆記
Often followed by 'as' when the speaker specifies the evil quality (e.g., 'execrated the policy as unjust'). The subject is typically a person in authority (judge, senator, religious leader) or an institution (newspaper, church). Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a feeling of hatred; sense 2 describes a public declaration or condemnation.