denounce
[verb]
Synonyms: condemn, accuse, attack, censure, denunciate, revile, stigmatize, vilify

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Antonyms: eulogize
Contrasted words: panegyrize, praise
Related Idioms: cry harrow (or haro)
Related Words: accuse, arraign, charge, impeach, incriminate, indict, tax, revile, vituperate, delate, inform

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

de‧nounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: denoncier 'to announce', from Latin denuntiare, from nuntiare 'to report']

1. to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public ⇒ denunciation:
Amnesty International denounced the failure by the authorities to take action.
denounce somebody/something as something
He denounced the election as a farce.

2. to give information to the police or another authority about someone’s illegal political activities
denounce somebody to somebody
She denounced him to the police.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

denounce
verb
ADV. angrily, bitterly, fiercely, strongly | publicly He was publicly denounced as a traitor.
formally
PREP. for The government was bitterly denounced for the emergency measures.
to Someone in the village must have denounced them to the authorities.
PHRASES be widely denounced These new regulations have been widely denounced.

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