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curseth

curseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of curse.

Meaning of curse

Verb

curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle cursed or (archaic) curst)

  1. (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
    • And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
      Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
      And God said unto Balaam, Thou...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 22:10–12
    Antonyms:
    bless
  2. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
    • Thou ſhalt not[…]curſe the ruler of thy people.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 22:28, column 1
    Antonyms:
    bless
  3. (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
  4. (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
    • Then beganne hee to curſe and to ſweare[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:74, column 2
    Synonyms:
    swear
  5. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
    • On Impious Realms, and barb’rous Kings, impoſe / Thy Plagues, and curſe 'em with ſuch Sons as thoſe.1712 May, Statius, “The First Book of Statius his Thebais”, in [Alexander] Pope, transl., Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 29
    Synonyms:
    afflict, shaft, wreak

See all 10 meanings of curse

Origin of curseth

From curse + -eth.

Questions about curseth

What is curseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Curseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of curse.

Words near curseth in the dictionary

  1. curses like a trooper
  2. curses of Cain
  3. curses out
  4. curses, like chickens, come home to roost
  5. cursest
  6. curseth
  7. cursetor
  8. cursetors
  9. curseword
  10. cursewords
  11. curseworthy

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