Word | Meaning | Synonyms |
Arraigned | 1. to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment. 2. to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure | Blame, denounce, incriminate, inculpate (to charge with fault; blame; accuse) |
Avowed | acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy. | Acknowledged, professed |
Desecrated | 1. To divest of sacred or hallowed character or office. 2. To divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose. 3. To treat with sacrilege; profane. | profane, outrage, violate assail, assault, set on, attack, defile |
Disrupted | To cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference. | Rattle, rummage, disarrange |
Dominate | To rule over or govern; predominate | Boss, dictate, Bestride (to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of; to stand or tower over; dominate.), overshadow, prevail |
Emasculated | 1. To castrate 2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken. | Castrate, demasculinize, |
Mulct | 1. To deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle. 2. To obtain (money or the like) by fraud, extortion, etc. 3. To punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor | Penalize, gull, balk, victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, hornswoggle, short-change, con, rip off |
Scourge | 1. To whip with a scourge; lash. 2. To punish, chastise, or criticize severely. | Torment, whip, scorch, flog, pest |