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Jan. 31, 2015

comminate \KOM-uh-neyt\ verb 1. to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance. 2. to curse; anathematize. Quotes Gronow, if he comminates his neighbour's congregation, is the affectionate father of his own. -- William Makepeace Thackeray, “Our Street,” The Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh, 1868 Origin Comminate is a back formation of the word commination meaning "a threat of punishment or vengeance."

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