denounce
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/diˈnaʊns/
English
Definitions
verb
- To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
- 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.“to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward”
- To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.“to denounce a confederate in crime”
- To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.“to denounce war; to denounce punishment”
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