English Dictionary: anathematize | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anathematize \A*nath"e*ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anathematized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anathematizing}.] [L. anathematizare, Gr. [?] to devote, make accursed: cf. F. anath[82]matiser.] To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed. --Milton. |