De*nounce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Denouncing.] [F. d'enoncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L. denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See Nuncio, and cf. Denunciate.]
1.
To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).
[Obs.]
Denouncing wrath to come.
Milton.
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish.
Deut. xxx. 18.
2.
To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
His look denounced desperate.
Milton.
3.
To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
Denounced for a heretic.
Sir T. More.
To denounce the immoralities of Julius Caesar.
Brougham.
© Webster 1913.