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Meaning
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 make a
formal
or public
accusation
against; to
inform
against; to accuse.
●
To
proclaim
in a
threaten
ing
manner
; to
threaten
by some
outward
sign
or
expression
; make a
menace
of.
●
To
announce
the
termination
of; especially a
treaty
or armistice.
●
In American English:
To
claim
the right of working a
mine
that is
abandoned
or
insufficiently
worked.
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Origin
denounce
English
denuncier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
denuntio
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Attack
Charge
Condemn
Criticize
Damn
Decry
Discredit
Proscribe
Report
Fustigate
Condemned
Fulminate
Rat Out
Related
Oppose
Reject
Disavow
Vilify
Repudiate
Castigate
Demonize
Criticise
Denigrate
Dismiss
Disparage
Deny
Lambast
Endorse
Proclaim
Ignore
Condone
Confront
Persecute
Abandon
Demonise
Deride
Defy
Legitimize
Accept
Punish
Resist
Acknowledge
Accuse
Challenge
Declare
Undermine
Refute
Overturn
Justify
Shun
Subvert
Defend
Repress
Excoriate
View
Deplore
Ridicule
Overthrow
Glorify
Censor
Abolish
Admonish
Embrace
Portray
Support
Dismantle
Disregard
Mock
Subjugate
Criminalize
Insult
More
Rhymes
Oz
Ounce
Bounce
Pounce
Jounce
Trounce
Enounce
Flounce
Announce
Denounce
Renounce
Pronounce
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