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denouncedenounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdenounceOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French denoncier to announce, from Latin denuntiare, from nuntiare to report VERB TABLEdenounce |
Present | I, you, we, they | denounce | | he, she, it | denounces | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | denounced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have denounced | | he, she, it | has denounced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had denounced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will denounce | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have denounced |
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Present | I | am denouncing | | he, she, it | is denouncing | | you, we, they | are denouncing | Past | I, he, she, it | was denouncing | | you, we, they | were denouncing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been denouncing | | he, she, it | has been denouncing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been denouncing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be denouncing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been denouncing |
1to publicly express disapproval of someone or something: Residents denounced the plan because of traffic problems.denounce somebody/something as something Catholic bishops denounced the movie as immoral.2to give information to the police or another authority about someone’s illegal political activities: denounce somebody to somebody Anja eventually denounced him to the secret police. → see also denunciation |