mindmap root((咒骂)) execrate implies intense loathing and usually passionate fury: ~d the men who had molested his family. curse implies angry denunciation by blasphemous oaths or profane imprecations: ~d fate that had brought them to this pass. damn like curse, suggests the invoking of divine vengeance with fervor but is more informal: ~ed the city council for not anticipating the problem. anathematize implies solemn denunciation of an evil or an injustice: preachers ~ing pornography.