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. To make
known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.]
Denouncing
wrath to come.
Milton. I denounce unto you this
day, that ye
shall surely perish.
Deut. xxx. 18.
2. To proclaim in a
threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
His look
denounced desperate.
Milton. 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.
Hear it pronounced