anathematize

Etymology

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
   These are the fellows that some officers never pretend to damn, however much they may anathematize others. 1850, Herman Melville, chapter 3, in White Jacket
   Rowdy had been heard, more than once lately, to anathematize viciously the prairie-dogs for standing on their tails and chip-chip-chipping at them as they went by. 1907, B. M. Bower, chapter 9, in Rowdy of the Cross L
   "Next!" steps gingerly in to confront the medical eye fastened questioningly upon him. "Crook in the guts," he says tersely. The picturesque reports of previously treated and disgusted patients - have left him doubtful, and he casts, an 'anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle. "Tabloids and duty!" says the doctor, and the sufferer sighs with relief. 11 Oct 1914, The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia, page 1, column 9
   Harvard economist Robert Barro anathematized it as "probably the worst bill that has been put forth since the 1930s" and, in a word, "garbage." 13 Feb 2009, Candace de Russy, “Madness, Thy Name Is 'Stimulus'”, in American Thinker, retrieved 2009-02-21