Deut. xxx. 18.
2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression.
His look denounced desperate.
Milton.
3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize.
Denounced for a heretic.
Sir T. More.
To denounce the immoralities of Julius Cæsar.
Brougham.
De*nounce"ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. denoncement.] Solemn, official, or menacing announcement; denunciation. [Archaic]
False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of his curse.
Sir T. Browne.
De*noun"cer (?) n. One who denounces, or declares, as a menace.
Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate.
Dryden.
Dense (?), a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. &?; thick with hair or leaves: cf. F. dense.] 1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.
All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.
Ray.
To replace the cloudy barrier dense.
Cowper.