denounce

  • 31denounce — [dɪˈnaʊns] verb [T] to criticize someone or something severely in public …

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  • 32denounce — de•nounce [[t]dɪˈnaʊns[/t]] v. t. nounced, nounc•ing 1) to condemn or censure openly or publicly 2) to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court 3) to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33denounce — /dəˈnaʊns / (say duh nowns) verb (t) (denounced, denouncing) 1. to condemn openly; assail with censure. 2. to make formal accusation against; inform against. 3. to give formal notice of the termination of (a treaty, etc.). 4. to proclaim… …

  • 34denounce —   Ho opi i, ho āhewa, hō ino …

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  • 35denounce — To declare (an act or thing) to be a crime and prescribe a punishment for it. To pronounce or condemn something as being evil or morally wrong. The word is also used (not technically but popularly) as the equivalent of accuse or inform against.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 36denounce — To declare (an act or thing) to be a crime and prescribe a punishment for it. To pronounce or condemn something as being evil or morally wrong. The word is also used (not technically but popularly) as the equivalent of accuse or inform against.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 37denounce — see PRONOUNCE …

    Word origins

  • 38denounce — v.tr. 1 accuse publicly; condemn (denounced him as a traitor). 2 inform against (denounced her to the police). 3 give notice of the termination of (an armistice, treaty, etc.). Derivatives: denouncement n. denouncer n. Etymology: ME f. OF… …

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  • 39denounce strongly — severely condemn, express strong disapproval …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40Denounced — Denounce De*nounce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d[ e]noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See {Nuncio}, and cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English