Hypertext Webster Gateway: "denounce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
Denouncing wrath to come. --Milton.
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely
perish. --Deut. xxx.
18.
2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some
outward sign or expression.
His look denounced desperate. --Milton.
3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment,
etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure
upon; to stigmatize.
Denounced for a heretic. --Sir T. More.
To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[ae]sar.
--Brougham.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
denounce
v 1: speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
2: to accuse or condemn openly or formally: "He denounced the
government action." [syn: {stigmatize}, {brand}, {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: {tell on}, {betray},
{give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {peach}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch},
{stag}]
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