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denounce
[ dih-nouns ]
verb (used with object)
- to condemn or censure openly or publicly:
to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
Synonyms: brand, blame, stigmatize, attack
- to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.
- to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, or the like).
- Archaic. to announce or proclaim, especially as something evil or calamitous.
- Obsolete. to portend.
denounce
/ dɪˈnaʊns /
verb
- to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently
- to give information against; accuse
- to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc)
- obsolete.
- to announce (something evil)
- to portend
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Derived Forms
- deˈnouncer, noun
- deˈnouncement, noun
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Other Words From
- de·nouncement noun
- de·nouncer noun
- unde·nounced adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of denounce1
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Example Sentences
Did he denounce the involvement of organized crime in the abduction and disappearance of 43 students in the nearby city of Iguala?
I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.
Today, former TNR writers and the rest of the media establishment are racing to denounce Hughes.
In the hours before his arrest, Choudary took to Twitter to denounce airstrikes against ISIS.
Another faction says why should we denounce people who we have zero connection with?
On one occasion he took the liberty, while preaching, to denounce a rich man in the community, recently deceased.
The philosophic Determinist would denounce the offender's conduct, but would not denounce the offender.
Many denounce the system of morning calls as silly, frivolous, and a waste of time.
He could not denounce her without proclaiming his own shame, and the clever woman traded on that.
Not exactly, except that I heard my stepfather denounce the doctor as an infernal cur and blackguard.
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