transitive verb
also anathematise ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷məˌtīz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin anathematizare, from Greek anathematizein, from anathemat-, anathema anything devoted to evil + -izein -ize — more at anathema
: to pronounce an anathema upon : curse , denounce
anathematized the leader of the Kentist insurgents — F.M.Stenton
Synonyms: see execrate