accurse en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈkɜːs/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈkɝs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English acursen, acoursen, acorsen, from Old English acursian; equivalent to a- + curse.
Meanings
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To damn; to wish misery or evil upon
Thro' you, my life will be accurst.
1855, Alfred Tennyson, “The Letters”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 117:And the city shall be accursed.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 6:17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accurses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| accurst | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | archaic | lexicographic |
| accursing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accursed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accursed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
curse · execrate · anathematize
Translations (5)
fi kirota (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize) · nl vervloeken (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize) · enm acursien (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize) · enm acorsien (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize) · bg проклинам (to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize)