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Definition: Anathematize |
AnathematizeVerb1. Declare to be evil or anathema. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "anathematize" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
Note: Anathematize \A*nath"e*ma*tize\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Anathematized; present participle verb or noun Anathematizing.]. (references) |
Synonyms: AnathematizeSynonyms: anathemize (v), execrate (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Detraction | Fling dirt; (disrespect); anathematize; dip the pen in gall, view in a bad light. |
Disapprobation | Execrate; exprobate, speak daggers, vituperate; abuse, abuse like a pickpocket; scold, rate, objurgate, upbraid, fall foul of; jaw; rail, rail at, rail in good set terms; bark at; anathematize, call names; call by hard names, call by ugly names; avile, revile; vilify, vilipend; bespatter; backbite; clapperclaw; rave against, thunder against, fulminate against; load with reproaches. |
Malediction | Execrate, beshrew, scold; anathematize; (censure); bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against; threaten. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Anathematize |
| English words defined with "anathematize": Accurse, Anathematized, Anathematizing. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "anathematize"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shkishëroj (curse, excommunicate), mallkoj (ban, call down, curse, damn, darn, dash, execrate, imprecate, swear, vituperate). (various references) | |
Arabic | لعن (ban, curse, damn, execrate, imprecate, imprecation, revile). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | заклеймявам, анатемосвам (ban, curse, damn), проклинам (air blast, curse, cuss, damn, darn, execrate, imprecate), порицавам (blame, censure, criminate, decry, lash, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprobate, reprove, upbraid, wig). (various references) | |
German | fluchen (swear, swearing, to curse). (various references) | |
Greek | αναθεματίζω (curse, excommunicate). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kiátkoz (to anathematize), egyházi átokkal sújt (to anathematize). (various references) | |
Manx | cur mollaght er, cur fo mollaght. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anathematizeay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | anatematizar. (various references) | |
Romanian | anatemiza (curse), afurisi (curse, damn, excommunicate). (various references) | |
Russian | предавать анафеме (forbid the banns). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | anatemisati, prokleti (curse, damn, execrate), baciti anatemu na nekoga. (various references) | |
Spanish | anatematizar. (various references) | |
Turkish | afaroz etmek (ban, put a ban on, put under a ban), lanetlemek (curse, damn, darn, reprobate). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | оголошувати анафему, проклинати (ban, curse, damn, darn, detest, execrate, imprecate). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "anathematize": anathematized, anathematizes. (additional references) | |
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"Anathematize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anathamatize, anathemata, anathematise. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "anathematize" (pronounced 'A*nath"e*ma*tize'): Acclimatize, Acetize, Achromatize, Agatize, Amortize, Anabaptize, Anaesthetize, Anagrammatize, Aphetize, Apostatize, Apothegmatize, Appetize, Argumentize, Aromatize, Astatize, Athetize, Azotize, Baptize, Bichromatize, Climatize, Emblematize, hypnotize, hypostatize, legitimatize, Mediatize, monetize, Narcotize, Palatize, Paradigmatize, Pectize, Phonetize, Politize, Potentize, Pragmatize, Problematize, Pyritize, Rebaptize, Remonetize, schematize, Schismatize, sensitize, Spermatize, stigmatize, Synthetize, systematize. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-e-h-i-m-n-t-t-z" | |
-3 letters: haematite. | |
-4 letters: anathema, anthemia, haematin, hematein, hematine, hematite, nizamate, tetanize. | |
-5 letters: amanita, amentia, anaemia, animate, emanate, enemata, etamine, hazanim, hematin, manatee, matinee, methane, taeniae, teatime. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-e-e-h-i-m-n-t-t-z" | |
+1 letter: anathematized, anathematizes. | |
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