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 [dih-nuhn-see-eyt, -shee-]   Origin

de·nun·ci·ate

   [dih-nuhn-see-eyt, -shee-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), de·nun·ci·at·ed, de·nun·ci·at·ing.
to denounce; condemn openly.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin dēnuntiātus (past participle of dēnuntiāre to declare). See denounce, -ate1

Related forms
de·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
de·nun·ci·a·tor, noun
non·de·nun·ci·at·ing, adjective
un·de·nun·ci·at·ed, adjective
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denunciate (dɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt)
 
—vb
(tr) to condemn; denounce
 
[C16: from Latin dēnuntiāre; see denounce]
 
de'nunciator
 
—n
 
de'nunciatory
 
—adj

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denunciate
1590s, from pp. stem of denuntiare (see denounce). The same word as denounce, but directly from Latin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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