anathematize
pronunciation
How to pronounce anathematize in British English:
UK [ə'næθəməˌtaɪz]
How to pronounce anathematize in American English:
US [ə'næθəməˌtaɪz]
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- Verb:
- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Word Origin
- anathematize (v.)
- "to pronounce an anathema against," 1560s, from French anathématiser (Old French anatemer), from Latin anathematizare, from Greek anathematizein "to devote (to evil)," from stem of anathema. Alternative anathemize (1670s) is less correct and more rare. Related: Anathematized; anathematizing.
Example
- 1. Despite all this , those who defended his heresy , delighting in the insults offered by him to his creator , declared that it was improper to anathematize him after his death .