anathemise

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anathemise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  anathemise
      v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
           child" [syn: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn,
           anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant:
           bless]
      2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with
         divine punishment [syn: accurse, execrate, anathemize,
         comminate, anathemise, anathematize, anathematise]