verb
- Speak out against.
- usage: "He denounced the Nazis"
- To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.
- usage: "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
- synonyms: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, mark
- Announce the termination of, as of treaties.
- Give away information about somebody.
- usage: "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
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