anathematize
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Definition of anathematize
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
“These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others.”
“Rowdy had been heard, more than once lately, to anathematize viciously the prairie-dogs for standing on their tails and chip-chip-chipping at them as they went by.”
“As the cruise was to consume a year at least, for they were to stop for indefinite periods at various points of interest, Clayton mentally anathematized Tennington for ever suggesting such a ridiculous trip.”
“"Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously-treated and disgusted patients have left him doubtful, and he casts an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief. There's no taste in tabloids, anyhow, and he reckons the doctor "ain't a bad poor something, after all!"”
“Harvard economist Robert Barro anathematized it as "probably the worst bill that has been put forth since the 1930s" and, in a word, "garbage."”
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Etymology
From anathema + -ize; the -t- is part of the root of the underlying Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anáthema) (albeit not visible in the nominative singular form), which also explains the plural anathemata and other derivations from anathema such as anathematic.
Words you can make from anathematize
200+ playable · top: THEMATIZE (23 pts)
Best play thematize 23 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
8 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
33 words- HAZMAT 20 pts
- MATZAH 20 pts
- ZENITH 18 pts
- ZEATIN 15 pts
- ANTHEM 11 pts
- HAEMIN 11 pts
- HAMATE 11 pts
- HETMAN 11 pts
- HETMEN 11 pts
- HITMAN 11 pts
- HITMEN 11 pts
- MAHANT 11 pts
- ETHANE 9 pts
- TAHINA 9 pts
- THEINE 9 pts
- AMENTA 8 pts
- ANEMIA 8 pts
- ATAMAN 8 pts
- EMETIN 8 pts
- ETAMIN 8 pts
- INMATE 8 pts
- MATTIN 8 pts
- MEANIE 8 pts
- METATE 8 pts
- MITTEN 8 pts
- TAMEIN 8 pts
- TATAMI 8 pts
- TITMAN 8 pts
- TITMEN 8 pts
- ATTAIN 6 pts
- TAENIA 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENTIE 6 pts
5-letter words
45 words- HAMZA 19 pts
- HAZAN 17 pts
- AMAZE 16 pts
- MAIZE 16 pts
- MATZA 16 pts
- MIZEN 16 pts
- NIZAM 16 pts
- ZAMIA 16 pts
- AZINE 14 pts
- HEMIN 10 pts
- THEME 10 pts
- HAINT 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- TITHE 8 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- ATMAN 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- MANAT 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MANTA 7 pts
- MATIN 7 pts
- MATTE 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- HAZE 16 pts
- MAZE 15 pts
- MEZE 15 pts
- AZAN 13 pts
- NAZI 13 pts
- ZEIN 13 pts
- ZETA 13 pts
- ZINE 13 pts
- AHEM 9 pts
- AMAH 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HEME 9 pts
- MATH 9 pts
- METH 9 pts
- THEM 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- THAT 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- ATMA 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MATT 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MITT 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- TAME 6 pts
- TEAM 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINT 4 pts
3-letter words
18 wordsHooks
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