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denounce

de·nounce [ di nównss ] (past and past participle de·nounced, present participle de·nounc·ing, 3rd person present singular de·nounc·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. criticize something publicly: to criticize or condemn something publicly and harshly

2. charge somebody with wrongdoing: to accuse somebody publicly of something such as disloyalty, or inform against somebody

3. announce termination of agreement: to make a formal announcement of the end of a treaty or other agreement ( formal )

[14th century. Via Old French denoncier< Latin denuntiare< nuntiare "proclaim, announce" < nuntius "messenger"]

de·nounce·ment noun
de·nounc·er noun

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See disapprove.

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