anathematize

Questions about anathematize

What does anathematize mean?

anathematize means "curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment".

How many syllables are in anathematize?

anathematize has 5 syllables: a-na-the-ma-tize. The stress falls on "the".

What is another word for anathematize?

Close synonyms include accurse, execrate, anathemize, comminate, anathemise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anathematize a common word?

anathematize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.