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The Meaning of condemn
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(v. t.) To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.
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(v. t.) To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.
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(v. t.) To pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before the penalty.
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(v. t.) To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty.
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(v. t.) To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo were condemned.
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(v. t.) To doom to be taken for public use, under the right of eminent domain.
Synonyms
chasten
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correct
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castigate
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doom
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sentence
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excoriate
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reprobate
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chastise
,
decry
,
chafe
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objurgate
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fate
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designate
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destine
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blame
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convict
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reprove
,
censure
,
denounce
Antonyms
absolve
,
applaud
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exonerate
,
pardon
,
acquit
,
approve
,
justify
,
praise
Rhymes
behm
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bem
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bethlehem
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blehm
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brehm
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brem
,
cardizem
,
chem
,
clem
,
dehm
,
demme
,
diadem
,
difm
,
em
,
emme
,
femme
,
fm
,
gem
,
gemme
,
hem
,
hemm
,
hemme
,
jem
,
kehm
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kem
,
khem
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klem
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klemm
,
lem
,
lemm
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m
,
mayhem
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mgm
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pgm
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phlegm
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pm
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ppm
,
prem
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rehm
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rem
,
remme
,
rhem
,
rpm
,
schemm
,
schwemm
,
stem
,
temme
,
them