Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
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Examples
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-- also it is infernally hot, and having retired to your cabin to disrobe, you anathemise your stable companion who has been likewise inspired; curse your overworked cabin steward who has heaved your bedding on to the wrong site; re-arrange everything and bed down.
Leonie of the Jungle Joan Conquest
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