"denounce" in the verb sense
1. denounce
speak out against
"He denounced the Nazis"
2. stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
"He denounced the government action"
"She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
3. denounce
announce the termination of, as of treaties
4. denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag
give away information about somebody
"He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
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