Also, especially British, a·nath·e·ma·tise.
Origin: 1560–70; (<
Middle French ) <
Late Latin anathematizāre to put under the ban, curse, detest <
Greek anathematízein to bind by a curse, make accursed, equivalent to
anathemat- (stem of
anáthema) +
-izein -ize Related formsa·nath·e·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
a·nath·e·ma·tiz·er, noun
de·a·nath·e·ma·tize, verb (used with object), de·a·nath·e·ma·tized, de·a·nath·e·ma·tiz·ing.