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anathematize

/əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/

anathematize verb: to cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

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
    • Rowdy had been heard, more than once lately, to anathematize viciously the prairie-dogs for standing on their tails and chip-chip-chipping at them as they went by.1907, B. M. Bower, chapter 9, in Rowdy of the Cross L

anathematize meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Indonesian

anathematize in Tamil

சாபமிடு

anathematize in Urdu

لَعنَت بھیجنا, بَد دُعا دینا, کوسنا, خارِج کَرنا

anathematize in Indonesian

to cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema
mengutuk, melaknat

Synonyms of anathematize

All synonyms of anathematize

Forms of anathematize

third-person singular presentanathematizes
present participleanathematizing
past participleanathematized
pastanathematized
alternative formanathematise

Origin of anathematize

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.

Words formed from anathematize

Questions about anathematize

What does anathematize mean?
Anathematize means to cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
What is anathematize in Tamil?
Anathematize in Tamil is சாபமிடு. See Anathematize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anathematize?
Anathematize is a verb.
How do you pronounce anathematize?
Anathematize is pronounced /əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/.
What is the past tense of anathematize?
The past tense of anathematize is anathematized.

Words near anathematize in the dictionary

  1. anathematising
  2. anathematism
  3. anathematisms
  4. anathematization
  5. anathematizations
  6. anathematize
  7. anathematized
  8. anathematizer
  9. anathematizers
  10. anathematizes
  11. anathematizing

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