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condemn
con·demn C0552000 (kən-dĕm′)tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. See Synonyms at criticize.2. To pronounce judgment against; sentence: condemned the felons to prison.3. To judge or declare to be unfit for use or consumption, usually by official order: condemn an old building.4. To force (someone) to experience, endure, or do something: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana).5. To lend credence to or provide evidence for an adverse judgment against: were condemned by their actions.6. Law To appropriate (property) for public use.
[Middle English condemnen, from Old French condemner, from Latin condemnāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + damnāre, to sentence (from damnum, penalty).]
con·dem′na·ble (-dĕm′nə-bəl) adj.con·dem′na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.con·demn′er (-dĕm′ər), con·dem′nor (-dĕm′ər, -dĕm-nôr′) n.condemn (kənˈdɛm) vb (tr) 1. to express strong disapproval of; censure2. (Law) to pronounce judicial sentence on3. to demonstrate the guilt of: his secretive behaviour condemned him. 4. to judge or pronounce unfit for use: that food has been condemned. 5. to compel or force into a particular state or activity: his disposition condemned him to boredom. [C13: from Old French condempner, from Latin condemnāre, from damnāre to condemn; see damn] condemnable adj conˈdemnably adv ˌcondemˈnation n conˈdemner n conˈdemningly advcon•demn (kənˈdɛm)
v.t. 1. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. 2. to sentence to punishment, esp. a severe punishment: to condemn a murderer to death. 3. to pronounce to be guilty. 4. to force into a specified, usu. unhappy state: condemned by lack of education to a life of poverty. 5. to give grounds for convicting or censuring: His acts condemn him. 6. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service: to condemn an old building. 7. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose under the right of eminent domain. [1350–1400; Middle English condempnen < Anglo-French, Old French condem(p)ner < Latin condemnāre. See con-, damn] con•dem′na•ble (-nə bəl) adj. con•dem′na•bly, adv. con•dem•na•to•ry (-nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. con•demn′er (-ˈdɛm ər) con•dem′nor (-ˈdɛm ər, -dɛmˈnɔr) n. condemn
Past participle: condemned
Gerund: condemning
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| I condemn | | you condemn | | he/she/it condemns | | we condemn | | you condemn | | they condemn |
| Preterite |
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| I condemned | | you condemned | | he/she/it condemned | | we condemned | | you condemned | | they condemned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am condemning | | you are condemning | | he/she/it is condemning | | we are condemning | | you are condemning | | they are condemning |
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| I have condemned | | you have condemned | | he/she/it has condemned | | we have condemned | | you have condemned | | they have condemned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was condemning | | you were condemning | | he/she/it was condemning | | we were condemning | | you were condemning | | they were condemning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had condemned | | you had condemned | | he/she/it had condemned | | we had condemned | | you had condemned | | they had condemned |
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| I will condemn | | you will condemn | | he/she/it will condemn | | we will condemn | | you will condemn | | they will condemn |
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| I will have condemned | | you will have condemned | | he/she/it will have condemned | | we will have condemned | | you will have condemned | | they will have condemned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be condemning | | you will be condemning | | he/she/it will be condemning | | we will be condemning | | you will be condemning | | they will be condemning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been condemning | | you have been condemning | | he/she/it has been condemning | | we have been condemning | | you have been condemning | | they have been condemning |
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| I will have been condemning | | you will have been condemning | | he/she/it will have been condemning | | we will have been condemning | | you will have been condemning | | they will have been condemning |
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| I had been condemning | | you had been condemning | | he/she/it had been condemning | | we had been condemning | | you had been condemning | | they had been condemning |
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| I would condemn | | you would condemn | | he/she/it would condemn | | we would condemn | | you would condemn | | they would condemn |
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| I would have condemned | | you would have condemned | | he/she/it would have condemned | | we would have condemned | | you would have condemned | | they would have condemned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | condemn - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobatedenounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis" | | 2. | condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speechexplode - drive from the stage by noisy disapprovaldeclare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" | | 3. | condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" | | 4. | condemn - demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"attaint - condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted" | | 5. | condemn - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"sentence, doomlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"foredoom - doom beforehanddeclare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner" | | 6. | condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
condemnverb1. denounce, damn, criticize, disapprove, censure, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), reprove, upbraid, excoriate, reprehend, blame, flame (informal) Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.
denounce approve, praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, commend, condone, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)2. sentence, convict, damn, doom, pass sentence on He was condemned to life imprisonment.
sentence free, liberate, acquitQuotations
"Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less" [John Major]condemnverb1. To feel or express strong disapproval of:censure, denounce, deplore, reprehend, reprobate.2. To pronounce judgment against:damn, doom, sentence.Translationscondemn (kənˈdem) verb1. to criticize as morally wrong or evil. Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child. 譴責 谴责2. to sentence to (a punishment). She was condemned to death. 判刑 判刑3. to declare (a building) to be unfit to use. These houses have been condemned. 宣告...不適用 宣告...不适用condemnation (kondemˈneiʃən) noun 譴責 谴责condemned cell a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death. 死刑牢房 死刑牢房condemn
condemn (someone or something) as (something)To judge someone or something harshly and unfavorably. The other troops have condemned me as a traitor. The actress was quick to condemn the report as slander.See also: condemncondemn (someone or something) for (something)To judge someone or something harshly for a particular action. The other troops have condemned me for consorting with a known enemy. The actress was quick to condemn the newspaper for spreading lies about her.See also: condemncondemn (someone) to (something)To assign one a particular fate or punishment. That criminal has been condemned to a life of hard labor.See also: condemncondemn someone as somethingto blame or judge someone as being something bad. The team condemned Larry as a traitor. Max was condemned as a common thief.See also: condemncondemn someone for somethingto blame or judge someone for something or for having done something. I really can't condemn her for doing it. I would have done the same too. Don't condemn yourself for the accident. It was no one's fault.See also: condemncondemn someone to something[for a judge] to sentence someone to something; to relegate someone to a particular punishment. By confessing, he condemned himself to many years in prison. I don't want to condemn you to a life of unpleasantness.See also: condemnEncyclopediaSeeCondemnationcondemn
CondemnTo adjudge or find guilty of a crime and sentence. To declare a building or ship unsafe for use or occupancy. To decide that a navigable vessel is a prize or is unfit for service. To take privately owned land for public use in exchange for just compensation by virtue of the power of Eminent Domain. condemnv. 1) for a public agency to determine that a building is unsafe or unfit for habitation and must be torn down or rebuilt to meet building and health code requirements. 2) for a governmental agency to take private property for public use under the right of eminent domain, but constitutionally the property owner must receive just compensation. If an agreement cannot be reached then the owner is entitled to a court determination of value in a condemnation action (lawsuit), but the public body can take the property immediately upon deposit of the estimated value. 3) to sentence a convicted defendant to death. 4) send to prison. (See: condemnation action, eminent domain, capital punishment) condemn to pronounce judicial sentence on someone, usually one of death.FinancialSeecondemnationcondemn
Synonyms for condemnverb denounceSynonyms- denounce
- damn
- criticize
- disapprove
- censure
- diss
- reprove
- upbraid
- excoriate
- reprehend
- blame
- flame
Antonyms- approve
- praise
- acclaim
- applaud
- compliment
- commend
- condone
- big up
verb sentenceSynonyms- sentence
- convict
- damn
- doom
- pass sentence on
AntonymsSynonyms for condemnverb to feel or express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- censure
- denounce
- deplore
- reprehend
- reprobate
verb to pronounce judgment againstSynonymsSynonyms for condemnverb express strong disapproval ofSynonyms- decry
- excoriate
- objurgate
- reprobate
Related Wordsverb declare or judge unfit for use or habitationRelated Wordsverb compel or force into a particular state or activityRelated Wordsverb demonstrate the guilt of (someone)Related Words- attest
- certify
- evidence
- manifest
- demonstrate
- attaint
verb pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of lawSynonymsRelated Words- law
- jurisprudence
- foredoom
- declare
- reprobate
verb appropriate (property) for public useRelated Words- confiscate
- impound
- sequester
- seize
- attach
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