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Meaning of Condemn in English

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Condemn

see synonyms of condemn

Verb

1. condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprobate

express strong disapproval of

Example Sentences:
'We condemn the racism in South Africa'
'These ideas were reprobated'

2. condemn

declare or judge unfit for use or habitation

Example Sentences:
'The building was condemned by the inspector'

3. condemn

compel or force into a particular state or activity

Example Sentences:
'His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence'

4. condemn

demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

Example Sentences:
'Her strange behavior condemned her'

5. condemn, doom, sentence

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

Example Sentences:
'He was condemned to ten years in prison'

6. condemn

appropriate (property) for public use

Example Sentences:
'the county condemned the land to build a highway'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Condemn

see synonyms of condemn
verb (transitive)
1. 
to express strong disapproval of; censure
2. 
to pronounce judicial sentence on
3. 
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

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Condemn

see synonyms of condemn
verb transitive
1. 
to pass an adverse judgment on; disapprove of strongly; censure
2. 
a. 
to declare to be guilty of wrongdoing; convict
b. 
to pass judicial sentence on; inflict a penalty upon
c. 
to doom
3.  US
to take (private property) for public use by the power of eminent domain; expropriate
4. 
to declare unfit for use or service
to condemn a slum tenement

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Condemn

see synonyms of condemn
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.

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