Imprecated definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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And we know that this mythic faculty -- the mind's projection of itself into visible nature -- survives in ourselves, that there are exceptional moments in our lives when it comes back to us; no one, for instance, would be astonished to hear that any man, even a philosopher, had angrily kicked away or imprecated a stool or other inanimate object against which he had accidentally barked his shins.

—The Naturalist in La Plata

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Too bad this is DC, and I doubt people really know or would sing along to the lyrics - though she imprecated us all to do just that - "You know the words!" she shouted. — Comments for BrightestYoungThings
Our own imprecated DH [ph] is lower than the average in the Western state, customers per employee continues to rise. — Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
"May the earth swallow them!" imprecated Rabsun. — The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
He, with unabashed forehead, imprecated on his own head all evil here and hereafter if he was guilty. — The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
He banned them bitterly; with uplifted hands and eyes he imprecated the vengeance of Heaven on their disobedience. — Folk-lore and Legends: German