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denunciate

UK/dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/

denunciate verb: to condemn openly.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To condemn openly.
    • to denunciate this new work1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]
    Synonyms:
    denounce

Synonyms of denunciate

Forms of denunciate

third-person singular presentdenunciates
present participledenunciating
past participledenunciated
pastdenunciated

Origin of denunciate

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

Questions about denunciate

What does denunciate mean?
Denunciate means to condemn openly.
What part of speech is denunciate?
Denunciate is a verb.
How do you pronounce denunciate?
Denunciate is pronounced /dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of denunciate?
The past tense of denunciate is denunciated.

Words near denunciate in the dictionary

  1. denumerates
  2. denumerating
  3. denumerization
  4. denunciability
  5. denunciable
  6. denunciate
  7. denunciated
  8. denunciates
  9. denunciating
  10. denunciation
  11. denunciations

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