What does accurse mean?
Definitions for accurse
ac·curse
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Princeton's WordNet
accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematiseverb
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Wiktionary
accurseverb
To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
Etymology: acursien, acorsien; a- + cursien. See curse. The extra is a Latinism.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Accurseverb
To doom to misery; to invoke misery upon any one.
As if it were an unlucky comet, or as if God had so accursed it, that it should never shine to give light in things concerning our duty any way towards him. Richard Hooker, b. iii. § 4.
ChatGPT
accurse
Accurse is not considered an official English word in most dictionaries. However, it is sometimes used in literary or archaic contexts as a verb meaning to curse, condemn, or bring a curse upon someone or something. It's important to note that its usage isn't widely accepted in formal writing or speech.
Webster Dictionary
Accurseverb
to devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize
Etymology: [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Accurse
ak-kurs′, v.t. to curse: to devote to misery or destruction.—adj. Accurs′ed, subjected to a curse: doomed: worthy of a curse: extremely wicked. [Pfx. à-, and A.S. cursian, to curse.]
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accrues
accuser
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of accurse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of accurse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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