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Denounce

//diˈnaʊns// verb

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Verb

1
To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. obsolete, transitive
"Nero[…]sent his Satellites or officers toward him, to denounce the decree of his death to him[…]."
2
speak out against wordnet
3
To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame. transitive
"to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward"
4
give away information about somebody wordnet
5
To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse. transitive
"to denounce a confederate in crime"

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6
announce the termination of, as of treaties wordnet
7
To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of. obsolete, transitive
"to denounce war; to denounce punishment"
8
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful wordnet
9
To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice. transitive
"It would be possible to “denounce” (leave) the Convention altogether, but short of that, legislation to restore the death penalty would place the UK government in breach of its treaty obligations under the ECHR; it would breach international law."
10
To claim the right of working a mine that is abandoned or insufficiently worked. US, historical

Etymology

From Old French denuncier, from Latin dēnūntiō (“to announce, to denounce, to threaten”), from de + nūntiō (“to announce, to report, to denounce”), from nūntius (“messenger, message”). Doublet of denunciate.

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