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Verb
S:
(v)
condemn
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reprobate
,
decry
,
objurgate
,
excoriate
(express strong disapproval of)
"We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
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S:
(v)
condemn
(declare or judge unfit for use or habitation)
"The building was condemned by the inspector"
S:
(v)
condemn
(compel or force into a particular state or activity)
"His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
S:
(v)
condemn
(demonstrate the guilt of (someone))
"Her strange behavior condemned her"
S:
(v)
sentence
,
condemn
,
doom
(pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law)
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
S:
(v)
condemn
(appropriate (property) for public use)
"the county condemned the land to build a highway"