Antonyms for condemn

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhn-dem

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdɛm

Definition of condemn

Origin : early 14c., condempner "to blame, censure," from Old French condamner "to condemn" (11c.), from Latin condemnare "to sentence, doom, blame, disapprove," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + damnare "to harm, damage" (see damn). Replaced Old English fordeman. Related: Condemned; condemning.

verb blame, convict

Example sentences :

I am afraid you will condemn my warmth: But does not the occasion require it?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

The mitigation of that horror they condemn, resent, and often ascribe to the devil.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

But was she, of all women in the world, to condemn him without knowing what he had to say for himself?
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Is it not like Hamlet to be able to condemn himself in this way beforehand?
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

He goes on to condemn the scene between Gloucester and his sons in the same way.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

I would not for the whole world be one of those who condemn a man to death.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

It now sufficed that she should condemn him, and he at once felt guilty.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

This in itself is enough to condemn all ideas of sex inequality.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Bring me my black cap, and I'll condemn her to death instantly.'
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for condemn

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