anathemize v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemise}, {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}] 2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {comminate}, {anathemise}, {anathematize}, {anathematise}]