Comminate (Verb)
Meaning
Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The priest rose to comminate any who would dare desecrate the sacred altar.
- Heretics were often comminated by the church, forced to recant or face severe punishment.
- The sorcerer vowed to comminate his enemies, calling down a terrible curse upon them.
- In ancient times, disobeying a king's edict would lead one to be comminated by the highest authorities.
- The people prayed that their wicked ruler would be comminated by the gods, punished for his cruel deeds.