Meanings
verbcomminate (third-person singular simple present comminates, present participle comminating, simple past and past participle comminated)
present singular third person comminates · participle present comminating · participle past comminated · past comminated
- To threaten, especially with divine punishment
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcurse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Latin comminat-, past participle stem of comminari, from com- + minari (“threaten”).
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APA
comminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comminate
MLA
“comminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comminate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comminate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comminate.
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