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accurse
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accurse, v. t. [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse.].
To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. [1913 Webster]
"And the city shall be accursed." [1913 Webster]
"Thro' you, my life will be accurst." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
accurse
Malediction
VB curse, accurse, imprecate, damn, swear at, curse with bell book and candle, invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of, devote to destruction, execrate, beshrew, scold, anathematize, bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against, threaten, curse and swear, swear, swear like a trooper, fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.For further exploring for "accurse" in Webster Dictionary Online