transitive verb denounced -·nounced′, denouncing -·nounc′·ing

1. to accuse publicly; inform against to denounce an accomplice in crime
2. to condemn strongly as evil
3. to give formal notice of the ending of (a treaty, armistice, etc.)
4. Obsolete to announce, esp. in a menacing way

Etymology: ME denouncen < OFr denoncier < L denuntiare: see denunciation