Meanings
present singular third person anathematises · participle present anathematising · participle past anathematised · past anathematised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of anathematize.
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"Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously-treated and disgusted patients have left him doubtful, and he casts an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief. There's no taste in tabloids, anyhow, and he reckons the doctor "ain't a bad poor something, after all!"
1914 October 11, “In camp: The day’s work of a W.A. soldier”, in The Sunday Times, number 875, Perth, W.A.: E. W. Finn for “The Sunday Times” Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 8
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
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Origin
From anathema + -ise; see anathematize.
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