Dep.
1.to call down curses upon, imprecate upon, τί τινι Hom., Hdt.:—c. inf., καταρῶνται ἀπολέσθαι they pray that he may perish, Theogn.:—c. dat. pers. only, to curse, execrate, Hdt., Ar., etc.; later, c. acc. pers., Plut., NTest.
2.absol. to utter imprecations, Ar.
3.perf. pass. part. κατ-ηρα_μένος in pass. sense, accursed, id=Ar.