v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprecated p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating ] [ L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray. ] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. Mickle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. [ 1913 Webster ]

In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,
And the forlorn physicians imprecate. Rochester. [ 1913 Webster ]