bring up vs imprecate

bring up and imprecate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring up	No	No	Yes	No
imprecate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imprecate is a hyponym of bring up; that is, imprecate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bring up:

Other hyponyms of bring up include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, maledict, bless.

bring up (verb)	imprecate (verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes	utter obscenities or profanities
make reference to	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
put forward for consideration or discussion
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
raise from a lower to a higher position
cause to come to a sudden stop
look after a child until it is an adult
promote from a lower position or rank