condemn
/kənˈdɛm/ verb B2- To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate. · The president condemned the terrorists.
- To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
- To judicially announce a verdict upon a finding of guilt; To sentence · The judge condemned him to death.· She was condemned to life in prison.
- To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
- To destine to experience bad circumstances; to doom. · Too many people are condemned to a life of poverty.
- To declare something to be unfit for use, or further use.
- To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation. · The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
- To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
He/she/it condemns · Past condemned · Past participle condemned · -ing form condemning
Verb forms
- Base form
- condemn
- He/she/it
- condemns
- Past
- condemned
- Past participle
- condemned
- -ing form
- condemning
From the library
Tell her that to condemn and discard one who has not deserved such treatment, without giving him her reasons or a chance to explain is contrary to her nature as I believe it to be.
I did not condemn him through hearsay or doubtful evidence, and that is why I made no charge.
Darcy was condemned as the worst of men.
But,” she continued, recollecting herself, “as we know none of the particulars, it is not fair to condemn him.
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