to condemn
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- verb
- /kənˈdɛm/
- We must remember not to make the mistake of condemning the pluribus for the sins of the unum.
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Watch on YouTubeThey're struck with a bad conscience and secretly condemn themselves, he says.
- They're struck with a bad conscience and secretly condemn themselves, he says.
- But if there is then you've condemned yourself, condemned yourself to me.
- It can condemn only what it is itself.
Examples
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If you kill me, you will condemn yourself.
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Hence, the bulk of American literature, film, and music was condemned in the most uncompromising terms.
Academic text (1990) -
Of course, it is easy to condemn the private sector for all its mistakes.
Academic text (1998) -
Your government is going to kill two Canadian citizens, an action condemned by the U.N. Home of the free, indeed.
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This time the prisoner has been condemned on the evidence of a nun.
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I beseech Your Grace to consider the innocence of the men who have been so unjustly condemned.
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The evidence presented in court clearly condemned him for the crime he committed.
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His reckless behavior condemns him in the eyes of the law once and for all.
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The report condemns the company's unethical practices, highlighting their disregard for safety.
Synonyms
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4.0
Find someone guilty of a crime in a court
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7.4
To make someone seem guilty of a crime by showing proof against them
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9.9
To say someone is guilty of a crime
To say someone committed a crime, for example in court
Antonyms
How Proven
- Formal
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∞
1.0
834
2.7
∞
2.1
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3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Condemn comes from Latin con- 'together' and damnare 'to judge or doom', and is the root of the English word damn. So when someone's actions 'condemn' them, those actions 'show' or 'judge' them guilty.