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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denounce \De*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d['e]noncer, 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.]
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              Denouncing wrath to come.             --Milton.
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              I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely
              perish.                               --Deut. xxx.
                                                    18.
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     2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some
        outward sign or expression.
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              His look denounced desperate.         --Milton.
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     3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment,
        etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure
        upon; to stigmatize.
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              Denounced for a heretic.              --Sir T. More.
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              To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[ae]sar.
                                                    --Brougham.
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