Anathematize
//əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil. transitive
"These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others."
- 2 curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment wordnet
Example
More examples"These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others."
Etymology
From anathema + -ize; the -t- is part of the root of the underlying Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anáthema) (albeit not visible in the nominative singular form), which also explains the plural anathemata and other derivations from anathema such as anathematic.
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