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verb (used with object)
1.
to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
verb (used without object)
2.
to pronounce anathemas; curse.
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Anathematize
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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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
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 forms
a·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.
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Word Origin & History
anathematize
"to pronounce an anathema against," 1560s, from Fr. anathématiser (O.Fr. anatemer), from L. anathematizare, from Gk. anathematizein "to devote to evil," from stem of anathema (q.v.).
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