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Inflections of 'denounce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
denounces
v 3rd person singular
denouncing
v pres p
denounced
v past
denounced
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•nounce /dɪˈnaʊns/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj (+ as + obj)], -nounced, -nounc•ing. 
  1. to condemn strongly, openly, or publicly:denounced the plan as a waste of money.
  2. to make a formal accusation against (someone), such as to the police or in a court:They denounced him (as a criminal) to the police.
See -nounce-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•nounce  (di nouns′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nounced, -nounc•ing. 
  1. to condemn or censure openly or publicly:to denounce a politician as morally corrupt.
  2. to make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.
  3. to give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement, or the like).
  4. [Archaic.]to announce or proclaim, esp. as something evil or calamitous.
  5. [Obs.]to portend.
  • Latin dēnuntiāre to threaten (dē- de- + nuntiāre to announce, derivative of nuntius messenger)
  • Old French denoncier to speak out
  • Middle English denouncen 1250–1300
de•nounce′ment, n. 
de•nounc′er, n. 
    1. attack, stigmatize, blame, brand.
    1. praise, commend.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ vb (transitive)
  1. to deplore or condemn openly or vehemently
  2. to give information against; accuse
  3. to announce formally the termination of (a treaty, etc)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French denoncier to proclaim, from Latin dēnuntiāre to make an official proclamation, threaten, from de- + nuntiāre to announce
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