VERB | communication | doom, destine, fate, designate | decree or designate beforehand |
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communication | doom, sentence, condemn | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | |
communication | doom | make certain of the failure or destruction of | |
NOUN | event | doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world | an unpleasant or disastrous destiny |
Sounds | duw'm | |
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Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... |
Meaning | An unpleasant or disastrous destiny. | |
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Example | "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it" | |
Synonyms | doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world | |
Broader | destiny, fate | An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen / happen in the future |
Spanish | condena, fin del mundo | |
Catalan | dia del judici final | |
Verbs | doom | make certain of the failure or destruction of |
Meaning | Decree or designate beforehand. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | destine, fate, designate | |
Broader | ordain | issue an order |
Spanish | designar, destinar, estar destinado, predecir, tener un destino | |
Catalan | designar |
Meaning | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | sentence, condemn | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Entails | convict | Find or declare guilty |
Narrower | foredoom | doom beforehand |
reprobate | abandon to eternal damnation | |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
Spanish | castigar, censurar, condenar, sentenciar | |
Catalan | castigar, censurar, condemnar, damnar, sentenciar |
Meaning | make certain of the failure or destruction of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "This decision will doom me to lose my position" | |
Broader | guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure | make certain of |
Nouns | doom | an unpleasant or disastrous destiny |
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