transitive verb 1. to attack or condemn verbally; speak out against; censure.The newspapers denounced the former regime and called its leaders corrupt and immoral.Abolitionists vehemently denounced slavery. 2. to bring a formal…
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WOTD: hearty
noun warm-hearted and sincere; friendly.Please accept my hearty thanks for what you have done.The President received a hearty welcome on his visit. See the full entry
WOTD: degrade
transitive verb to bring (someone or something) down in moral or intellectual character; deprave; debase.The board felt that such risqué literature would degrade the minds of the youth. See the full entry
WOTD: elope
intransitive verb to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians.Because their parents did not approve of their getting married, the couple…