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anathematize

anat·he·ma·tize

UK/əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/ uncommon

verb

Origin

From anathema + -ize; the -t- is part of the root of the underlying Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anáthema) (albeit not visible in the nominative singular form), which also explains the plural anathemata and other derivations from anathema such as anathematic.

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