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anathematise

anathematise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anathematize.

Meaning of anathematize

Verb

anathematize (third-person singular simple present anathematizes, present participle anathematizing, simple past and past participle anathematized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
    • These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others.1850, Herman Melville, chapter III, in White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, publishers; London: Richard Bentley, published 1855, →OCLC

Forms of anathematise

third-person singular presentanathematises
present participleanathematising
past participleanathematised
pastanathematised

Origin of anathematise

From anathema + -ise; see anathematize.

Words formed from anathematise

Questions about anathematise

What is anathematise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Anathematise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anathematize.

Words near anathematise in the dictionary

  1. anathematic
  2. anathematical
  3. anathematically
  4. anathematisation
  5. anathematisations
  6. anathematise
  7. anathematised
  8. anathematiser
  9. anathematisers
  10. anathematises
  11. anathematising

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