Execrate and Laud

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Execrate verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.

Usage example: leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast

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Laud is an antonym for execrate in topics: praise, hate.

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Execrate is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

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