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denounce

[ dih-nouns ]

verb (used with object)

denounced, denouncing.
  1. to condemn or censure openly or publicly:

    to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  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.


denounce

/ ɪˈԲʊԲ /

verb

  1. to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently
  2. to give information against; accuse
  3. to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc)
  4. obsolete.
    1. to announce (something evil)
    2. to portend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴdzܲԳ, noun
  • ˈԴdzܲԳ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ԴdzܲԳmԳ noun
  • ·ԴdzܲԳİ noun
  • ܲd·ԴdzܲԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denounce1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English denouncen, from Old French denoncier “to speak out,” from Latin ŧԳܲԳپ “to threaten,” literally, “to announce from,” from ŧ- de- + ԳܲԳپ “to announce” (derivative of nuntius “mԲ”)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of denounce1

C13: from Old French denoncier to proclaim, from Latin ŧԳܲԳپ to make an official proclamation, threaten, from de- + ԳܲԳپ to announce
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced an investigation into possible links between his aides and Qatar as a "witch hunt", after he gave testimony to police.

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District Judge David O. Carter criticized LAHSA’s numbers as untrustworthy, assailed it over its financial controls and even denounced the location of its offices.

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Canada denounced Trump’s executive order but Mexico is taking a more subdued approach.

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As Tesla’s reputation stumbles, many owners have moved to sell their cars or otherwise denounce Musk by sticking a critical bumper sticker on their vehicle.

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“I'll see things about him in the news and think, That's fg cringe, I should probably post about this and denounce it, which I have done a few times,” Wilson said.

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