De*nounce" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Denounced (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Denouncing.] [F. dénoncer, 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
Cæsar.
Brougham.