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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

denunciate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈnʊnsieɪt/ (UK)
  • /dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

First attested in 1593; borrowed from Latin dēnūntiātus, perfect passive participle of dēnūntiō (“to declare”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of denounce.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To condemn openly.
    • to denunciate this new work 1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
denunciated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
denunciated Tense=Past lexicographic
denunciating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
denunciates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

renunciate · enunciate

Synonyms

denounce