All 3 Uses
denounce
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The Hypocrisy of American Slavery
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- Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity, which is outraged, in the name of liberty, which is fettered, in the name of the Constitution and the Bible, which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce, with all the emphasis I can command, everything that serves to perpetuate slavery — the great sin and shame of America!†
- Would you argue more and denounce less, would you persuade more and rebuke less, your cause would be much more likely to succeed.†
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- The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be denounced.†
denounced = strongly criticized or accused publicly OR (more rarely) informed against someone
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) -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, denounce can indicate the termination of a treaty or other formal agreement.