Main Entry: de·nounce

Pronunciation: \di-ˈnau̇n(t)s, dē-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·nounced; de·nounc·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French denuncier to proclaim, from Latin denuntiare, from de- + nuntiare to report — more at announce

Date: 13th century

1 : to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil <they denounced him as a bigot>
2 archaic a : proclaim b : to announce threateningly
3 : to inform against : accuse
4 obsolete : portend
5 : to announce formally the termination of (as a treaty)

synonyms see criticize

— de·nounce·ment \-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt\ noun

— de·nounc·er noun