[syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. Denunciate.]
1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare;
to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.]
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Denouncing wrath to come. --Milton.
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I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely
perish. --Deut. xxx.
18.
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2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some
outward sign or expression.
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His look denounced desperate. --Milton.
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3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment,
etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure
upon; to stigmatize.
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Denounced for a heretic. --Sir T. More.
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To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[ae]sar.
--Brougham.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
denounce
v 1: speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
2: 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" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand,
denounce, mark]
3: announce the termination of, as of treaties
4: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce,
tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit,
shop, snitch, stag]