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con·demn    Audio Help   [kuhn-dem] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
2.to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment: to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment.
3.to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him.
4.to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building.
5.U.S. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose, under the right of eminent domain: The city condemned the property.
6.to force into a specific state or activity: His lack of education condemned him to a life of menial jobs.
7.to declare incurable.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME condempnen < AF, OF condem(p)ner < L condemnāre. See con-, damn]

—Related forms
con·dem·na·ble    Audio Help   [kuhn-dem-nuh-buhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
con·dem·na·bly, adverb
con·demn·er    Audio Help   [kuhn-dem-er] Pronunciation Key, con·dem·nor    Audio Help   [kuhn-dem-er, kuhn-dem-nawr] Pronunciation Key, noun
con·demn·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See blame.
—Antonyms 2. exonerate, liberate.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  condemn
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  condemnatory, damnatory
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  condemn
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To pronounce judgment against.
Synonyms:  damn, doom, sentence
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  condemn
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  adjudge, anathematize, ban, banish, belittle, blame, castigate, censure, convict, criticize, curse, damn, decry, denounce, detest, disapprove, doom, execrate, judge, knock, proscribe, punish, reproach, reprobate, sentence
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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