DENOUNCE, verb transitive [Latin To tell, or declare.] 1. To declare solemnly; to proclaim in a threatening manner; to announce or declare, as a threat. I denounce to you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deuteronomy 30:18. So we say, to denounce war; to denounce wrath. 2. To threaten by some outward sign, or expression. His look denounced revenge. 3. To inform against; to accuse; as, to denounce one for neglect of duty.
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