de|nounce

de|nounce
de|nounce «dih NOWNS», transitive verb, -nounced, -nounc|ing.
1. to speak against; express strong disapproval of; condemn; censure: »

The preacher denounced war, calling it immoral.

2. to give information against; accuse: »

The chief denounced one of his own police officers as a thief. The scientists denounced most cancer cures as frauds.

3. to give formal notice of the termination of (a treaty or other agreement).
4. Archaic. to proclaim or announce (a calamitous event).
5. Obsolete. to portend.
[< Old French denoncer < Latin dēnūntiāre < dē- down + nūntiāre proclaim < nūntius messenger]
de|nounc´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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