English verb: beshrew | |||
1. | beshrew (communication) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||
Samples | The bad witch cursed the child. | ||
Synonyms | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | ||
Antonyms | bless | ||