DENOUNCE

denounce. denounce, declare, or giue warning of, or proclaime

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denounce. Denounce, v.t. to threaten, to declare

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De‐nounce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Denouncing.] [[F. dénoncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See Nuncio, and cf. Denunciate.]] 1. 1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
Denouncing wrath to come. Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut. xxx. 18. 2. 2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
His look denounced desperate. Milton. 3. 3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
Denounced for a heretic. Sir T. More. To denounce the immoralities of Julius Cæsar. Brougham.