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denounce

/diˈnaʊns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
de-nounce
IPA
/diˈnaʊns/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.

Transitive verb

verb

To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

Transitive verb

verb

To claim the right of working a mine that is abandoned or insufficiently worked.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French denuncier, from Latin dēnūntiō (“to announce, to denounce, to threaten”), from de + nūntiō (“to announce, to report, to denounce”), from nūntius (“messenger, message”). Doublet of denunciate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

denounces (present, singular) denouncing (participle, present) denounced (participle, past) denounced (past)

Derived Forms

denounceable denouncement denouncer redenounce undenounced

Frequently Paired Words

denunciate denunciation denunciative denunciator denunciatory announce enounce pronounce

Synonyms

herald make known promulgate report sound attack charge condemn criticize damn decry discredit

Rhymes With

announce bounce ounce pronounce renounce pounce trounce flounce mispronounce mounce counce younce

Questions

How do you pronounce denounce?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˈnaʊns/.
What does denounce mean?
To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
Where does denounce come from?
From Old French denuncier, from Latin dēnūntiō (“to announce, to denounce, to threaten”), from de + nūntiō (“to announce, to report, to denounce”), from nūntius (“messenger, message”). Doublet of denunciate.

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