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(verb) declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector" |
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Related Words: boo, declare, explode, hiss |
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(verb) express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa" |
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Synonyms: decry, excoriate, objurgate |
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Related Words: denounce |
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(verb) demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her" |
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Related Words: attaint, demonstrate, show |
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(verb) compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" |
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Related Words: compel, obligate, oblige |
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(verb) pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" |
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Synonyms: doom, sentence |
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Related Words: court-martial, declare, foredoom |
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