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Verb: denounce  di'nawn(t)s
  1. Speak out against
    "He denounced the Nazis";
    - denunciate
     
  2. Accuse or condemn openly or formally; classify or describe as disgraceful
    "He denounced the government action";
    - stigmatize, stigmatise [Brit], brand, mark, denunciate
     
  3. Announce the termination of, as of treaties
     
  4. Give away information about somebody
    "He denounced his classmate who had cheated on the exam";
    - tell on, betray, give away, rat [informal], grass, shop [informal], snitch [informal], stag, squeak [informal]

Derived forms: denouncing, denounces, denounced

Type of: announce, criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], denote, inform, knock [informal], label, pick apart