anathematize
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anathematizing, present participle; anathematized, past tense; anathematised, past participle; anathematizes, 3rd person singular present; anathematising, present participle; anathematises, 3rd person singular present; anathematised, past tense; anathematized, past participle;
/əˈnaTHəməˌtīz/,
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anathematizing, present participle; anathematized, past tense; anathematised, past participle; anathematizes, 3rd person singular present; anathematising, present participle; anathematises, 3rd person singular present; anathematised, past tense; anathematized, past participle;
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Curse; condemn
- - she anathematized Tom as the despoiler of a helpless widow
Web Definitions:
- accurse: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- (anathematization) the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
- Anathema (from Koine Greek ἀνάθεμα "something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil” from ἀνατίθημι anatithēmi, "I set upon, offer as a votive gift") originally meant something lifted up as an offering to the gods; it later evolved to mean: # to be formally set apart; # banished, exiled, ...
- To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil