imprecate vs call down

imprecate and call down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imprecate	No	No	Yes	No
call down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call down is a hypernym of imprecate; that is, call down is a word with a broader meaning than imprecate:

Other hypernyms of imprecate include arouse, bring up, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

imprecate (verb)	call down (verb)
utter obscenities or profanities	censure severely or angrily
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic