CURSE (2)
Source: 566, 567
curse (2). Curse, v.t. to wish evil to, torment, afflict, load
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Curse, v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear. Then began he to curse and to swear. Matt. xxi. 74. His spirits hear me, And yet I need must curse. Shak.