Denounce
[dɪ'naʊns]
Definition
(verb.) speak out against; 'He denounced the Nazis'.
(verb.) give away information about somebody; 'He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam'.
(verb.) announce the termination of, as of treaties.
Typist: Ted--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
(v. t.) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
(v. t.) 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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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Threaten, menace.[2]. Brand, stigmatize, arraign, upbraid, censure.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Reprobate, decry, proscribe, brand, stigmatize, vituperate, defame
ANT:Applaud, eulogize, vindicate, panegyrize, uphold
Typist: Stephanie
Definition
v.t. to inform against or accuse publicly: (U.S.) to claim the right of working a mine as being abandoned or insufficiently worked.—ns. Denounce′ment (same as Denunciation); Denounc′er.
Checker: Seymour
Examples
- I denounce them to Heaven and to earth. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- In the Socialist party it has been the custom to denounce the short ballot. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I confess that I expected to see my sister denounce him, and that I was disappointed by the different result. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I may denounce you if I think proper, and I can swear my way through stone walls, and so can others. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Go and suspect and exhort and intervene and denounce and butcher some other place and leave my staff alone. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I have heard socialists denounce other socialists for occupying themselves with the problems of sex. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Don't denounce me. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She denounced the war as wholesale murder, and Lord Wellington as a hired butcher. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Kaiser denounced it again and again; its leaders were sent to prison or driven abroad. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I denounced myself as a remorseless brute and a ruthless beast. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Will you tell me who denounced him? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He said that the devil had possessed his tongue, and denounced idolatry again with renewed vigour. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had denounced the slave trade fiercely, and blamed the home government for interfering with colonial attempts to end it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The President asked, was the Accused openly denounced or secretly? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was a most unfortunate moment for denouncing Amy, and Jenny knew it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In September, Sir Edward Carson was denouncing the placing of the Home Rule Bill upon the Statute Book. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But neither is his late partner, whom he denounces, a prepossessing person. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His views of language and number are derived from Plato; like him he denounces the drama. Plato. The Republic.
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