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denounce

de·nounce

UK/diˈnaʊns/ US/dəˈnaʊns/ uncommon obsolete us

verb

1.

speak out against

  • “He denounced the Nazis”
2.

to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

  • “He denounced the government action”
  • “She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock”
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3.

announce the termination of, as of treaties

4.

give away information about somebody

  • “He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam”
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Origin

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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