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   Con·demn

   /kənˈdem/

   

   verb

   • 1. express complete disapproval of, typically in public; censure: "fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion" 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 something unpleasant or undesirable: "the physical ailments that condemned him to a lonely childhood" Similar doomdestinedamnforedoomforeordainmark someone out forconsignassignrare:predoom
   • ▪ prove or show the guilt of: "she could see in his eyes that her stumble had condemned her" Similar incriminateprove to be guiltyprove one's guiltimplicatearchaic:inculpate
   • ▪ officially declare (something, especially a building) 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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   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). Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of condemn. verb. express strong disapproval of. “We condemn the racism in South Africa”. synonyms: decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate. see more. verb. demonstrate the guilt of (someone) “Her strange behavior condemned her”.

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   condemn. to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons. condemn somebody/something The government issued a statement condemning the killings. condemn somebody/something for/as something The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.

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   4 days ago · 1. to express strong disapproval of; censure. 2. to pronounce judicial sentence on. 3. to demonstrate the guilt of. his secretive behaviour condemned him. 4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use.

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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.

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   The meaning of CONDEMNED is declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil. How to use condemned in a sentence. declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil; pronounced guilty and sentenced to punishment; especially : sentenced to death…

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   1. to express strong disapproval of; censure. 2. (Law) to pronounce judicial sentence on. 3. to demonstrate the guilt of: his secretive behaviour condemned him. 4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use: that food has been condemned. 5. to compel or force into a particular state or activity: his disposition condemned him to boredom.