Comminate means to threaten with divine punishment or to curse.
Comminate significa amenazar con un castigo divino o maldecir.
| Front | comminate \KOM-uh-nayt\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr. To threaten with divine punishment; to curse. [Back-formation from commination, from com- (intensive prefix) + minari (to threaten). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (project), which is also the source of minatory, menace, mountain, eminent, promenade, demean, amenable, and mouth. Earliest recorded use: 1611.] "I think he deserves comminating, don't you? Nancy said people like that ought to be put down, didn't you, Nancy?" - Mollie Hardwick; Malice Domestic; Fawcett; 1992. |
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