Word

beshrew, v.
(beshrewed, beshrewing, beshrews)

wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
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anathemise anathemize bedamn beshrew curse damn imprecate maledict

sample sentences

"The bad witch cursed the child"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

damnatory damnation damnation

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hypernym

raise, invoke, conjure up, bring up, arouse, stir, conjure, evoke, call down, put forward, call forth