Denunciation

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Denunciation

Postby Slava » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:53 pm

Here's one that's made quite a change in meaning. It used to mean "threaten" or even "declare," as in: “the ceremony of a formal denunciation of war has of late fallen into disuse.”

I suspect it is the de- prefix that has made it take a downward meaning. Or I could be off my rocker.
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Re: Denunciation

Postby Perry Lassiter » Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:56 pm

De-rockered, as it were.
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