English verb: anathemise | |||
| 1. | anathemise (communication) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | ||
| Samples | The bad witch cursed the child. | ||
| Synonyms | anathemize, 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. | anathemise (communication) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | ||
| Synonyms | accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, comminate, execrate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deplore | ||