imprecation Copy link Outline 1. prĕces, um, f.2. imprĕcātio (rare)3. exsecrātio4. dīrae • imprecation: 1. prĕces, um, f.: to heap the direst i.s upon any one, omnibus pr. detestari aliquem, Cic. B. G. 6, 31: Ov.: Hor. 2. imprĕcātio (rare): to heap fearful i.s upon any one, [exsecrari aliquem et] caput dira imp. defigere, Sen. Ben. 6, 35: Plin. 3. exsecrātio: to go forth amidst i.s, [malis ominibus atque] exsecrationibus exire, Cic. Sext. 33, 71: Tac.: v. execration. 4. dīrae: v. curse. Comp. preced. art. (2.).