anathemise anat·he·mise uncommon verb 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon “The bad witch cursed the child” Synonymscursebeshrewdamnbedamnanathemizeimprecatemaledict Antonymsbless 2. curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment Synonymsexecrateanathemizecomminateanathematizeanathematise Related words Word family anathematizationanathemaexecrationanathematisationmaledictionimprecationdamnationcurse Broader terms deploreraise WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.