anathemize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    imprecate; curse; anathemise; damn; bedamn; maledict; beshrew.
    • The bad witch cursed the child
  2. verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
    accurse; execrate; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathematize.

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