anathemize
     v 1: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the
          child" [syn: {curse}, {beshrew}, {damn}, {bedamn}, {anathemise},
           {imprecate}, {maledict}] [ant: {bless}]
     2: curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with
        divine punishment [syn: {execrate}, {comminate}, {anathemise},
         {anathematize}, {anathematise}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0