| VERB | communication | condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate | express strong disapproval of |
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| communication | condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation | |
| social | condemn | compel or force into a particular state or activity | |
| perception | condemn | demonstrate the guilt of (someone) | |
| communication | condemn, sentence, doom | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | |
| possession | condemn | appropriate (property) for public use |
| Sounds | kahndeh'm | |
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| Rhymes | Am / AM ... stem: 21 rhymes with ehm... | |
| Meaning | Express strong disapproval of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We condemn the racism in South Africa" | |
| Synonyms | reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate | |
| Broader | denounce | Speak out against |
| Spanish | censurar, condenar | |
| Catalan | censurar, condemnar | |
| Adjectives | condemnatory | containing or imposing condemnation or censure |
| Nouns | condemnation | an expression of strong disapproval |
| condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of | |
| Meaning | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The building was condemned by the inspector" | |
| Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Narrower | boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
| explode | Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | censurar, condenar | |
| Nouns | condemnation | (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging / judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) |
| condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of | |
| Meaning | compel or force into a particular state or activity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | censurar | |
| Catalan | censurar | |
| Meaning | demonstrate the guilt of (someone). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Her strange behavior condemned her" | |
| Narrower | attaint | condemn by attainder |
| Broader | attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for |
| Spanish | condenar | |
| Nouns | condemnation | an expression of strong disapproval |
| condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of | |
| Meaning | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They want to condemn the prisoners | |
| Example | "He was condemned to ten years in prison" | |
| Synonyms | sentence, doom | |
| 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 | |
| Nouns | condemnation | an expression of strong disapproval |
| condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of | |
| Meaning | Appropriate (property) for public use. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the county condemned the land to build a highway" | |
| Broader | impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
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