Verb: anathemise u'na-thu,mIz
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch anathemised the child";
- curse, beshrew [archaic], damn, bedamn [archaic], anathemize, imprecate, maledict [archaic], dang [N. Amer, informal], doggone [N. Amer, informal]
- Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
"The villain was anathemised in the ancient prophecy";
- accurse [archaic], execrate, anathemize, comminate [archaic], anathematize, anathematise [Brit]
Derived forms: anathemised, anathemising
Type of: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, deplore, evoke, invoke, raise