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Word: Denounce
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘proclaim’, also ‘proclaim someone to be wicked, a rebel, etc.’): from Old French denoncier, from Latin denuntiare ‘give official information’, based on nuntius ‘messenger’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈnaʊns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
Short Definition:publicly declare to be wrong or evil
Examples:- the Assembly denounced the use of violence
- he was widely denounced as a traitor
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