denounce

Definition

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

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.

Example Sentences

• "Nero[…]sent his Satellites or officers toward him, to denounce the decree of his death to him[…]."
• "And full of peace, denouncing wrath to come"
• "to denounce someone as a swindler, or as a coward"

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