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a·nath·e·ma·tize
 anathematize
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- pronunciation:
nae
th
m
taIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
anathematizes, anathematizing, anathematized |
| definition 1: |
to utter strong or vehement curses against (someone or something).
- synonyms:
- curse, damn, execrate, imprecate
- similar words:
- denounce, excoriate, fulminate, proscribe
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| definition 2: |
to declare to be accursed, condemned, excommunicated, or the like.
- synonyms:
- damn, proscribe, stigmatize
- similar words:
- banish, censure, condemn, denounce, doom, excommunicate
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| related words: |
abuse, blacklist, curse, damn, decry, malign |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to curse strongly or vehemently.
- synonyms:
- curse, damn, swear
- similar words:
- blaspheme, cuss, fulminate
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| definition 2: |
to declare someone or something to be anathema.
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| related words: |
curse, damn |
| derivations: |
anathematization (n.), anathematizer (n.) |
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