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condemn someone as something to blame or judge someone as being something bad. The team condemned Larry as a traitor. Max was condemned as a common thief. condemn someone for something to blame or judge someone for something or for having done something. I really can't condemn her for doing it. I would have done the same too. Don't condemn yourself for the accident. It was no one's fault. condemn someone to something [for a judge] to sentence someone to something; to relegate someone to a particular punishment. By confessing, he condemned himself to many years in prison. I don't want to condemn you to a life of unpleasantness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Women weavers were defending themselves against the condemnatory scrutiny of strangers, such as Burnley, who characterized them to the middle-class public. Widespread leaks, and a condemnatory version of the report from the European Parliament, had left little doubt in Turkey that this year's end-of-term grade would have a definite "could do better" ring to it. Columnist Jeff Jacoby believes that Haq's deliberate and unprovoked murder of one and wounding of five at Seattle's Jewish Federation should have received far more condemnatory coverage than that given Mel Gibson's drunken outburst. |
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