condemn
/kənˈdem/kuhn-DEM
/kənˈdɛm/kuhn-DEM
Meaningto bring harm on completely
Common meaning: to declare guilty or wrong
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- demnloss, harmLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 511 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘loss, harm’ → condemn
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Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin damnum ‘loss, harm’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry damnum, p. 511 · dictionary scan
Roots
- damnum, -ī Latin “loss, harm”
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