[de.nounce] vt de.nounced ; de.nounc.ing [ME, fr. OF denoncier to proclaim, fr. L denuntiare, fr. de- + nuntiare to report--more at announce] (13c) 1: to pronounce esp. publicly to be blameworthy or evil
2. archaic a: proclaim b: to announce threateningly
3: to inform against: accuse
4. obs: portend
5: to announce formally the termination of (as a treaty) syn see criticize -- de.nounce.ment n -- de.nounc.er n