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      anathematize
      verb
      curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
      Roots
      anaana- · Greek · uptithenaithemat- · Greek · to set, placeizein-ize · Greek · to make, do
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      The word anathematize breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up”); themat, from Greek tithenai (“to set, place”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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