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ANATHEMATIZE
accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise
(verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
anathematize (third-person singular simple present anathematizes, present participle anathematizing, simple past and past participle anathematized)
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
Synonyms
• condemn, damn, deprecate, excoriate, vilify
Source: Wiktionary
A*nath"e*ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anathematized; p. pr. & vb. n. Anathematizing.] Etym: [L. anathematizare, Gr. anathématiser.]
Definition: To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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