Denounce

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize.
  • v. To accuse formally.
  • v. To give formal announcement of the ending of (a treaty).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
  • v. To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
  • v. To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
  • v. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.
  • v. To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
  • v. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
  • v. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make known in a formal manner; proclaim; announce; declare.
  • To proclaim or declare as impending or threatened; formally or publicly threaten to do or effect; make a menace of: as, to denounce war; to denounce punishment.
  • To proclaim censure or condemnation of; brand publicly; stigmatize; arraign: as, to denounce one as a swindler, or as a coward.
  • To make formal or public accusation against; inform against; accuse: used especially where knowledge of wrongful acts has been acquired confidentially or stealthily: as, to denounce a confederate in crime; to denounce one to the authorities.
  • In Mexican and Spanish mining-law:
  • To lay an information against (a mine) as forfeit because of abandonment, or through being insufficiently worked; hence, to claim the right to work (such a mine) by laying an information against it.
  • To announce and register the discovery of (a new mine or mineral deposit), and thus preëmpt; hence, to lay claim to on the ground of discovery and registry.
  • In diplomacy, to announce the intention of abrogating (a treaty) in accordance with its provisions or arbitrarily.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. announce the termination of, as of treaties
  • v. speak out against
  • v. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
  • v. give away information about somebody
  • Verb Form
    denounced    denounces    denouncing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    announce    denote    label   
    Cross Reference
    accuse    announce    pronounce    enounce    renounce   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stigmatize    discredit    criticize    charge    decry    report    damn    attack    proscribe    inveigh against   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    announce    bounce    flounce    mispronounce    ounce    pounce    pronounce    renounce    trounce