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   condemn

   /kənˈdɛm/

   verb

   • 1. express complete disapproval of; censure: "most leaders roundly condemned the attack" Similar censurecriticizecastigateattackdenouncedeploredecryrevileinveigh againstblamechastiseberateupbraidreprimandrebukereprovereprehendtake to taskfind fault withgive someone/something a bad pressdeprecatedisparageinformal:slamhammerlay intocaneblastslateslag offhave a go atarchaic:slashreprobaterare:excoriatevituperatearraignobjurgateanathematizeOpposite praisecommend
   • 2. sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death: "the rebels had been condemned to death" Similar sentencepass sentence onconvictfind guiltyOpposite acquit
   • ▪ (of circumstances) force (someone) to endure or accept something unpleasant: "the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood" Similar doomdestinedamnforedoomforeordainmark someone out forconsignassignrare:predoom
   • ▪ prove or show to be guilty or unsatisfactory: "she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her" Similar incriminateprove to be guiltyprove one's guiltimplicatearchaic:inculpate
   • ▪ officially declare (something) to be unfit for use: "the pool has been condemned as a health hazard" Similar declare unfitdeclare unsafedenouncecriticize

   Word Origin Middle English (in condemn (sense 2)): from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + damnare ‘inflict loss on’ (see damn).

   Derivatives

   • 1. condemnable adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONDEMN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to show disapproval of someone or something. criticize He criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attack She wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemn She was condemned for her comments about the candidate.

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   The meaning of CONDEMN is to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation. How to use condemn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Condemn.

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   to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment. Antonyms: liberate, exculpate, exonerate. to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building.

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   Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONDEMN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable. Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. [ VERB noun ]

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   Synonyms for CONDEMN: denounce, criticize, blame, decry, attack, censure, anathematize, reprehend; Antonyms of CONDEMN: approve, endorse, bless, sanction, indorse, commend, praise, applaud.

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   You can condemn, or openly criticize, someone who is behaving inappropriately. If you are an animal rights activist, you would probably condemn someone for wearing fur.

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   condemn somebody to show or suggest that someone is guilty of something She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty). See condemn in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: condemn. Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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    condemn meaning, definition, what is condemn: to say very strongly that you do not app...: Learn more.

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    to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment. to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building.