Etymology

denunciate

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Today it means: To condemn openly. Full definition →

Latin dēnūntiātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēnūntiātus
  2. English todaydenunciate

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

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