All 3 Uses of
denounce
in
Catch-22
- Newspapers inveighed against Milo with glaring headlines, and Congressmen denounced the atrocity in stentorian wrath and clamored for punishment.†
Chpt 24 *denounced = strongly criticized or accused publicly OR (more rarely) informed against someone
- He was a genial, magnanimous lead navigator who could always forgive the other man in the squadron for denouncing him furiously each time he got lost on a combat mission and led them over concentrations of antiaircraft fire.†
Chpt 26denouncing = strongly criticizing or accusing publicly OR (more rarely) informing against someone
- Suppose I denounce you when I get back to the States?†
Chpt 40
Definitions:
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(1)
(denounce) to strongly criticize or accuse publicly
or more rarely: to inform against someone (turn someone into the authorities) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, denounce can indicate the termination of a treaty or other formal agreement.