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Denounce v. t. (past & past part. denounced; pres. part. denouncing)

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). (Obs.) "Denouncing wrath to come." "I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish."

To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression. "His look denounced desperate."

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." "To denounce the immoralities of Julius Caesar."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Denounce" Quotes from Famous Books

... betray us in the time of the union when Bishop Lanigan presented an address of loyalty to the Marquess Cornwallis? Didn't the bishops and priests sell the aspirations of their country in 1829 in return for catholic emancipation? Didn't they denounce the fenian movement from the pulpit and in the confession box? And didn't they dishonour the ashes of Terence ...

— A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man • James Joyce

... been produced in the outside world by the resignation of Mr. Randolph; and most of the people and the press seem inclined to denounce the President, for they know not what. In this matter the President is not to blame; but the Secretary has acted either a very foolish or a very desperate part. It appears that he wrote a note in reply to the last letter of the President, stating that as no discretion was allowed ...

— A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital • John Beauchamp Jones

... blame myself," Brand said, "for not having made certain reservations when pledging myself to the Society. But how was one to think of such things? When Lind used to denounce the outrages of the Nihilists, and talk with indignation of the useless crimes of the Camorra, how could one have thought it possible that assassination should be demanded ...

— Sunrise • William Black

... the constable had given the beadle information which afforded food for village gossip during several days. It was learned that, directly after the fatal act, Herr von Abonyi had saddled a horse and ridden alone to the city to denounce himself. It was late in the evening when he reached the examining magistrate's house. The latter, an old friend of Abonyi, was much troubled and shocked, and it was long ere he could collect himself sufficiently to be able to take the deposition of ...

— How Women Love - (Soul Analysis) • Max Simon Nordau

... was a cold man, but such unbelievable heartlessness chilled him. Into his mind rushed a temptation suddenly to denounce the real slayer before them all. He checked that temptation. In the first place it would be impossible to convince five men who had already made up their minds, who had already acquitted Sinclair of ...

— The Rangeland Avenger • Max Brand

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