denounce
[ dih-nouns ]
/ dɪˈnaʊns /
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verb (used with object), de·nounced, de·nounc·ing.
to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
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.
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Origin of denounce
1250–1300; Middle English denouncen<Old French denoncier to speak out <Latin dēnuntiāre to threaten (dē-de- + nuntiāre to announce, derivative of nuntius messenger)
OTHER WORDS FROM denounce
de·nounce·ment, nounde·nounc·er, nounun·de·nounced, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH denounce
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British Dictionary definitions for denounce
denounce
/ (dɪˈnaʊns) /
verb (tr)
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
Derived forms of denounce
denouncement, noundenouncer, nounWord Origin for denounce
C13: from Old French denoncier to proclaim, from Latin dēnuntiāre to make an official proclamation, threaten, from de- + nuntiāre to announce
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