亚洲网紅露点

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condemn

[ kuhn-dem ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
  2. to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment:

    to condemn a murderer to life imprisonment.

    Antonyms: , ,

  3. to give grounds or reason for convicting or censuring:

    His acts condemn him.

  4. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service:

    to condemn an old building.

  5. U.S. Law. to acquire ownership of for a public purpose, under the right of eminent domain:

    The city condemned the property.

  6. to force into a specific state or activity:

    His lack of education condemned him to a life of menial jobs.

  7. to doom to eternal punishment in hell.
  8. to declare incurable.


condemn

/ k蓹n藞d蓻m; k蓹n藞d蓻m蓹b蓹l /

verb

  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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢肠辞苍诲别尘藞苍补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 肠辞苍藞诲别尘苍颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 肠辞苍藞诲别尘苍别谤, noun
  • condemnable, adjective
  • 肠辞苍藞诲别尘苍补产濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路诲别尘路苍补路产濒别 [k, uh, n-, dem, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • 肠辞苍路诲别尘路苍补路产濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍路诲别尘苍路别谤 [k, uh, n-, dem, -er], 肠辞苍路诲别尘路苍辞谤 [k, uh, n-, dem, -er, k, uh, n-dem-, nawr], noun
  • 肠辞苍路诲别尘苍路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 谤别路肠辞苍路诲别尘苍 verb (used with object)
  • 蝉别濒蹿-肠辞苍路诲别尘苍路颈苍驳 adjective
  • un路肠辞苍路诲别尘路苍补路产濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路肠辞苍路诲别尘苍路颈苍驳 adjective
  • un路肠辞苍路诲别尘苍路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of condemn1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English condempnen, from Anglo-French, Old French condem(p)ner, from Latin 肠辞苍诲别尘苍腻谤别; con-, damn
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of condemn1

C13: from Old French condempner, from Latin 肠辞苍诲别尘苍腻谤别, from 诲补尘苍腻谤别 to condemn; see damn
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The incident sparked a public outcry and was condemned by the country's leaders, though Dutton added that he thinks the tradition should be "reserved for significant events".

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The Lebanese presidency condemned the strike and called on the US and France - who brokered the ceasefire in November - to press Israel to cease its attacks on the country.

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During the press conference in Doha, Sheikh Mohammed condemned what he described as Israel's "starvation" policy.

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The U.N. and the European Union would condemn the seizure as illegitimate and demand negotiations; stern essays would be written casting America as a pariah state no better than Russia.

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District Judge Paula Xinis condemned the government鈥檚 lawyers for defying the court鈥檚 order, saying their 鈥渙bjection reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply.鈥

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