anath·e·ma·tize transitive verb alsoanathematise\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷məˌtīz\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin anathematizare, from Greek anathematizein, from anathemat-, anathema anything devoted to evil + -izein -ize — more at anathema : to pronounce an anathema upon : curse, denounce < anathematized the leader of the Kentist insurgents — F.M.Stenton > Synonyms:see execrate