ANATHEMATIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anathematize mean? 

• ANATHEMATIZE (verb)
  The verb ANATHEMATIZE has 1 sense:

1. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

  Familiarity information: ANATHEMATIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANATHEMATIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they anathematize    ... he / she / it anathematizes   
Past simple: anathematized   
Past participle: anathematized   
-ing form: anathematizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

accurse; anathematise; anathematize; anathemise; anathemize; comminate; execrate

Hypernyms (to "anathematize" is one way to...):

deplore (express strong disapproval of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue anathematize the movie

Derivation:

anathema (a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication)

anathematization (the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed)