Definition of condemn

verb (v)

• express strong disapproval of (verb.communication)

  Synonym: decry, deplore, excoriate, objurgate, reprehend, reprobate
  

  Example:
  We condemn the racism in South Africa.
  

  source: wordnet30
• declare or judge unfit for use or habitation (verb.communication)

  Example:
  The building was condemned by the inspector.
  

  source: wordnet30
• compel or force into a particular state or activity (verb.social)

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

  source: wordnet30
• demonstrate the guilt of (someone) (verb.perception)

  Example:
  Her strange behavior condemned her.
  

  source: wordnet30
• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication)

  Synonym: doom, sentence
  

  Example:
  He was condemned to ten years in prison.
  

  source: wordnet30
• appropriate (property) for public use (verb.possession)

  Example:
  The county condemned the land to build a highway.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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