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condemn
English
Etymology
From Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemn?re (“to sentence, condemn, blame”), from com- + damn?re (“to harm, condemn, damn”), from damnum (“damage, injury, loss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?d?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Verb
condemn (third-person singular simple present condemns, present participle condemning, simple past and past participle condemned)
- (transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.
- The president condemned the terrorists.
- (transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
- (transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
- (transitive) To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
- (transitive) To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
- (transitive) To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
- To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
- (transitive) To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
- (transitive, law) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.
Synonyms
- damn
- (to pronounce guilty): convict
Antonyms
- save
- (to pronounce guilty): acquit
Related terms
- condemnable
- condemnation
Translations
Further reading
- condemn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- condemn in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- condemn at OneLook Dictionary Search
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boycott
English
Etymology
From Charles Boycott, an English evicting land agent in Ireland who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. For the surname see Boycott.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b??k?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b??k?t/
Verb
boycott (third-person singular simple present boycotts, present participle boycotting, simple past and past participle boycotted)
- To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Synonyms
- blackball, blacklist, embargo, withhold patronage; see also Thesaurus:boycott
Derived terms
- boycotter
- boycottee
- secondary boycott
Related terms
- buycott
Descendants
- ? French: boycott
- ? Portuguese: boicote
Translations
Noun
boycott (plural boycotts)
- The act of boycotting.
Synonyms
- embargo, taboo; see also Thesaurus:sanction
Translations
Further reading
- boycott on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English boycott.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?j.k?t/
Noun
boycott m (plural boycotts)
- boycott
Related terms
- boycotter
- boycotteur
Further reading
- “boycott” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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