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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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   • English (US)

     CONDEMN meaning: 1. to criticize something or someone...

   • Condemn: Korean Translation

     CONDEMN translate: 규탄하다, 비난하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Simplified

     CONDEMN translate: （通常指出于道义而）谴责，指责. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Condemn, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CONDEMN definicja: 1. to criticize something or someone...

   • Traditional

     CONDEMN translate: （通常指出於道義而）譴責，指責. Learn more in the...

   • Portuguese Translation

     condemn translate: condenar, desaprovar, condenar, condenar,...

   • Condemn in Spanish

     CONDEMN translate: condenar, condenar, condenar, declarar en...

   • Condemn in Russian

     CONDEMN translate: осуждать , предназначать на снос . Learn...

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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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   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. Condemn originally comes, through Old French, from the Latin word condemnāre, "to sentence, condemn."

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcondemn verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONDEMN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of condemn as a verb, with synonyms and usage examples. Condemn can mean to say something is wrong or bad, or to say a building must be destroyed.