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Definition of Comminate
1. Verb. Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. "Sam and Sue comminate the movie "
Generic synonyms: Deplore
Derivative terms: Anathema, Anathematisation, Anathematization, Anathema, Anathematization, Comminatory, Execration, Execration
Definition of Comminate
1. Verb. To denounce or curse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comminate
Literary usage of Comminate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the aspect of the sky: lower or lour. threaten, vt 1. menace,
threat (archaic), comminate (rare); spec, denounce (rare), warn. 2. ..."
2. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury (1890)
"Some of my friends jeer or comminate at Mr. Howells; for my part I only shudder
and echo the celebrated " There, but for the grace of God. ..."
3. Journal of Henry Cockburn: Being a Continuation of the Memorials of His Time by Henry Cockburn Cockburn (1874)
"... and though no one liked less to be thwarted or could comminate better, it
was • "Memorials," first portion, published in 1856, pp. ..."
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