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verb (used with object), -nounced, -nounc·ing.
1.
to condemn or censure openly or publicly: to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
2.
to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.
3.
to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, or the like).
4.
Archaic. to announce or proclaim, especially as something evil or calamitous.
5.
Obsolete. to portend.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English denouncen < Old French denoncier to speak out < Latin dēnuntiāre to threaten (dē- de- + nuntiāre to announce, derivative of nuntius messenger)
1250–1300; Middle English denouncen < Old French denoncier to speak out < Latin dēnuntiāre to threaten (dē- de- + nuntiāre to announce, derivative of nuntius messenger)
Related forms
de·nounce·ment, noun
de·nounc·er, noun
un·de·nounced, adjective
Synonyms
1. attack, stigmatize, blame, brand.
1. attack, stigmatize, blame, brand.
Antonyms
1. praise, commend.
1. praise, commend.
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Denounce
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Example Sentences
- Perhaps most damaging, former supporters publicly denounce its ideology.
- We denounce this privatization of justice.
- He then is denounced as a deserter by those whom he formerly led.
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Word Origin & History
denounce
c.1300, from O.Fr. denoncier, from L. denuntiare, from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio).
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