| 释义 |
Adjective: condemning kun'deming- Containing or imposing condemnation or censure
- condemnatory
Verb: condemn kun'dem- Express strong disapproval of
"We condemn the racism in South Africa"
- reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate - Declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
"The building was condemned by the inspector" - Compel or force into a particular state or activity
"His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" - Demonstrate the guilt of (someone)
"Her strange behaviour condemned her" - Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
- sentence, doom - Appropriate (property) for public use
"the county condemned the land to build a highway"
See also: condemnation, inculpative [archaic], inculpatory [archaic] Type of: attach, attest, certify, compel, confiscate, declare, demonstrate, denounce, evidence, impound, manifest, obligate, oblige, seize, sequester Encyclopedia: Condemn |