accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise
(verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
accurse (third-person singular simple present accurses, present participle accursing, simple past accursed, past participle (archaic) accurst or accursed)
To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
• accrues, accuser
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*curse", v. t. Etym: [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse.]
Definition: To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. And the city shall be accursed. Josh. vi. 17. Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 January 2025
(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
