anathematize
Example Sentences
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It is to Mr. Hale’s great credit that he refuses to anathematize the prodigal children in his book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Should we anathematize communication with half the population?
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020
This became another reason to anathematize Golden Books, which were for decades shunned by library buyers.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2017
How the call-man, with his violin under his chin, stopped playing to vociferate his orders, or anathematize some bewildered pair!
From Bressant by Hawthorne, Julian
You grumbled at everything when you first came to California, and now that you have become philosophical like the rest of us, you only anathematize when you are put out.
From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn