denunciate

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UK/dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/UK/dɪˈnʊnsieɪt/

verb

To condemn openly.

Similar
denounce
OriginLatin dēnūntiātus →
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Meanings

verbdenunciate (third-person singular simple present denunciates, present participle denunciating, simple past and past participle denunciated)

present singular third person denunciates · participle present denunciating · participle past denunciated · past denunciated

  1. transitiveTo condemn openly.

    to denunciate this new work

    1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]

    Synonyms: denounce

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo condemn openly.

Similar
denounce
Also see
criticizefulminate

Origin

  1. Latindēnūntiātus
  2. Englishdenunciate

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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APA

denunciate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciate

MLA

“denunciate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denunciate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denunciate.

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