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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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   1. : to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation. a policy widely condemned as racist. 2. a. : to pronounce guilty : convict. b. : sentence, doom. condemn a prisoner to die. 3. : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption. condemn an old apartment building. 4.

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   Condemn means to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons, or to severely punish someone who has committed a crime. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

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   Condemn means to express strong disapproval of, censure, or sentence to punishment. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of condemn, and learn how to use it in a sentence.

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   Definition of condemn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the verb 'condemn' in British and American English. See examples of 'condemn' in sentences and related words and phrases.

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   You can condemn, or openly criticize, someone who is behaving inappropriately. If you are an animal rights activist, you would probably condemn someone for wearing fur. Condemn originally comes, through Old French, from the Latin word condemnāre, "to sentence, condemn."

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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.