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COMMINATE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
Synonyms:
accurse; anathematise; anathematize; anathemise; anathemize; comminate; execrate
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "comminate" is one way to...):
deplore (express strong disapproval of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
comminatory (containing warning of punishment)