Antonyms for calls down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kawl

Phonetic Transcription : kɔl

Definition of calls down

Origin : early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.

As in reproach : verb find fault with
As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
As in condemn : verb blame, convict
As in admonish : verb warn, strongly criticize

Example sentences :

The lily then calls down a cloud, which appears in the bright likeness of a radiant youth in mid-air.
Extract from : « William Blake » by Irene Langridge

So I imagine the vengeance, the curse which calls down ruin upon the head of a foe.
Extract from : « Cleopatra, Complete » by Georg Ebers

But in spite of his "concealment," Ulysses has aspiration, which calls down the help of the Gods for fulfillment.
Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider

The clouds of despair close over her, and she calls down the vengeance of the gods upon the deserter.
Extract from : « The Standard Cantatas » by George P. Upton

Sir John doth ever say a wayside Mass in the early mornings, and calls down a blessing upon the Norwich road thereby.
Extract from : « The Serf » by Guy Thorne

It operates, and no doubt is designed so to do, as a check to that fearful wickedness that calls down such a doom.
Extract from : « Letters from Palestine » by J. D. Paxton

He also calls down upon his head the curses of every student who tries to use his book.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 5, May, 1884 » by Various

I cannot contemplate such loveliness and associate it with the execrable sin which calls down vengeance upon this house.
Extract from : « The Circular Study » by Anna Katharine Green

Hence the judgment he calls down on those who thwarted and opposed him.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel » by W. G. Blaikie

It subdues the flesh and the world, and calls down Heaven to bless the happy pietist.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

Synonyms for calls down

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