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anathematize.

To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

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Meaning & usage

verb/əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/
  1. To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

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Where this word comes from

From anathema + -ize; the -t- is part of the root of the underlying Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anáthema) (albeit not visible in the nominative singular form), which also explains the plural anathemata and other derivations from anathema such as anathematic.

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