(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
Political leaders united yesterday to ~ the latest wave of violence...
Graham was right to ~ his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
...a document that ~s sexism as a moral and social evil.
= denounce
? condone
VERB: V n, V n for n, V n as n
2.
If someone is ~ed to a punishment, they are given this punishment.
He was ~ed to life imprisonment.
...appeals by prisoners ~ed to death.
= sentence
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, V-ed
3.
If circumstances ~ you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way.
Their lack of qualifications ~ed them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work...
= doom
VERB: V n to n/-ing
4.
If authorities ~ a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired.
State officials said the court’s ruling clears the way for proceedings to ~ buildings in the area.
VERB: V n
5.
see also ~ed