anathematize
Meanings
Verb
- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
- To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
accurse, anathematise, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, condemn, damn, deprecate, excoriate, execrate, vilify
Scrabble Score: 26
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