Definitions for denounce
dɪˈnaʊnsde·nounce

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. denounceverb

   speak out against

   "He denounced the Nazis"

2. stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, markverb

   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"

3. denounceverb

   announce the termination of, as of treaties

4. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stagverb

   give away information about somebody

   "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. denounceverb

   To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.

2. denounceverb

   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.

   to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward

3. denounceverb

   To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.

4. denounceverb

   To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.

   to denounce war; to denounce punishment

5. denounceverb

   To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

6. Etymology: From denoncier, from denuntio, from de- + nuntio, from nuntius

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DENOUNCEverb

   Etymology: denuncio, Latin; denoncer, French.

   1. To threaten by proclamation.

   I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut.

   He of their wicked ways
   Shall them admonish, denouncing wrath to come
   On their impenitence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 815.

   They impose their wild conjectures for laws upon others, and denounce war against all that receive them not. Dec. of Piety.

   2. To threaten by some outward sign or expression.

   He ended frowning, and his look denounc’d
   Desperate revenge, and battle dangerous
   To less than gods. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 106.

   The sea grew white; the rolling waves from far,
   Like heralds, first denounce the watry war. Dryden.

   3. To give information against.

   Archdeacons ought to propose parts of the New Testament to be learned by heart by inferior clergymen, and denounce such as are negligent. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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1. denounce

   Denounce generally refers to a public condemnation or criticism of someone or something, often due to perceived wrongdoings or faults. It can also mean to inform against someone, typically in a legal or official context, or to announce formally or officially the end of something, such as a treaty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Denounceverb

   to make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil)

2. Denounceverb

   to proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression

3. Denounceverb

   to point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize

4. Etymology: [F. dnoncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See Nuncio, and cf. Denunciate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Denounce

   de-nowns′, v.t. to inform against or accuse publicly: (U.S.) to claim the right of working a mine, as being abandoned or insufficiently worked.—ns. Denounce′ment (same as Denunciation); Denounc′er. [Fr. dénoncer—L. denuntiāre—de, inten., and nuntiāre, to announce.]

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1. Denounce

   Denounce vs. Renounce -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Denounce and Renounce.

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1. • Announce
   • Criticize
   • Inform
   • Label

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1. enounced

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of denounce in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of denounce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of denounce in a Sentence

1. Jim Clyburn:

   So today I denounce the words of Rep. Iowa Rep. Steve King and I do so invoking the words of Martin Luther King Jr, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, who if would have been allowed to live, would be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr 90th birthday tomorrow, dr. King counseled that we are going to be made to repent, not just with the hateful words and deeds of bad people but for the appalling silence of good people.'.

2. Joe Manchin:

   Censure would allow this body to unite across party lines and as an equal branch of government to formally denounce the President's actions and hold him accountable.

3. Jonathan Karl:

   The WHCA is horrified by a video reportedly shown over the weekend at a political conference organized by the President's supporters at the Trump National Doral in Miami. All Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the President's political opponents, we have previously told the President The President rhetoric could incite violence. Now we call on him and everybody associated with this conference to denounce this video and affirm that violence has no place in our society.

4. El Aissami:

   It is also important to denounce that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency had knowledge of the plan and advised the terrorists involved.

5. Marjolaine Vignola:

   I am shocked. I am very surprised that a person accused by a woman of rape has been appointed Minister of the Interior, in any European democracy, there are guarantees offered to victims so that they can speak out without fear, whatever the function and whatever the social status of the people they denounce. It sends a scary signal to my client.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=denounce
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Denounce
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=denounce
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denounce
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=denounce