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anathematize
[ uh-nath-uh-muh-tahyz ]
/ əˈnæθ ə məˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), a·nath·e·ma·tized, a·nath·e·ma·tiz·ing.
to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
verb (used without object), a·nath·e·ma·tized, a·nath·e·ma·tiz·ing.
to pronounce anathemas; curse.
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Also especially British, a·nath·e·ma·tise .
Origin of anathematize
1560–70; (<Middle French ) <Late Latin anathematizāre to put under the ban, curse, detest <Greek anathematízein to bind by a curse, make accursed, equivalent to anathemat- (stem of anáthema) + -izein-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM anathematize
a·nath·e·ma·ti·za·tion, nouna·nath·e·ma·tiz·er, nounde·a·nath·e·ma·tize, verb (used with object), de·a·nath·e·ma·tized, de·a·nath·e·ma·tiz·ing.Words nearby anathematize
anatabine, anatase, anatexis, anathema, anathematic, anathematize, anatine, Anatol, Anatolia, Anatolian, Anatolian shepherd dog
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British Dictionary definitions for anathematize
anathematize
anathematise
/ (əˈnæθɪməˌtaɪz) /
verb
to pronounce an anathema (upon a person, etc); curse
Derived forms of anathematize
anathematization or anathematisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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