definition of the word accurse

Middle English acursien, acorsien; a- + cursien (“‘to curse’”). See curse. The extra <c> is a Latinism.

• (UK) IPA: /æˈkə(ɹ)s/, /əˈkə(ɹ)s/; SAMPA: /{"k@(r)s/, /@"k@(r)s/

to accurse (third-person singular simple present accurses, present participle accursing, simple past accursed, past participle accursed or accurst)

1. To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.

   • And the city shall be accursed - Joshua 6:17
   • Thro' you, my life will be accurst. - Tennyson

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