English verb: anathemize | |||
1. | anathemize (communication) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||
Samples | The bad witch cursed the child. | ||
Synonyms | anathemise, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | ||
Antonyms | bless | ||
2. | anathemize (communication) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue anathemize the movie | ||
Synonyms | accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, comminate, execrate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deplore | ||