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of the Mormon denomination. 2 sort, kind, type, nature,
variety, unit, size, value; grade, class, genus, species, order,
classification: The kidnappers demanded the ransom money in
used notes of small denomination. 3 designation, appellation,
name, identification, style, title, tag, term; designating,
naming, identifying, styling, classifying, titling, entitling,
tagging, terming, denominating: The denomination of people by
race, creed, colour, or sex is discriminatory.
denote v. 1 indicate, specify, designate, distinguish, signify, mark,
note: Hypothetical linguistic forms are denoted by an asterisk.
2 mean, name, symbolize, represent, betoken: The word mother
denotes 'female parent', but its connotations are far more
extensive.
denounce v. 1 accuse, brand, stigmatize, charge, blame, incriminate,
implicate, complain about: He has been denounced for the
blackguard he is. 2 betray, inform against, report, reveal: He
denounced his own son to the authorities. 3 criticize, condemn,
decry, denunciate, attack, assail, censure, impugn, declaim or
rail (against), vituperate, revile, vilify, inveigh against;
ridicule, (hold up to) shame, pillory, (heap) scorn (upon), cast
a slur on: The playwright was denounced as a neo-Nazi.
dense adj. 1 compact, thick, compressed, condensed, close, solid,
heavy, impenetrable: The fox escaped into a dense thicket. 2
crowded, packed, tight, impenetrable, impassable: There was a
dense crowd blocking the exit. 3 stupid, slow, slow-witted,
thickheaded, dull, thick-witted, obtuse, stolid, dim,
dim-witted, foolish, Colloq thick, dumb: He may be a gifted
artist but he is dense when it comes to money matters.
deny v. 1 contradict, gainsay, refute, controvert, disaffirm,
disclaim, confute, negate, dispute: She denies ever having met
the defendant. 2 reject, refuse, withhold, forbid, turn down,
decline, disallow; recall, revoke, recant: He asserts that his
right to counsel was denied. 3 disavow, repudiate, renounce,
disown, forswear, disclaim: The witch-doctor demanded
sacrifices, saying that the angry gods would not be denied.
depart v. 1 go, go away or out or from or off, leave, quit, retire
(from), retreat (from), withdraw (from), exit (from), set out or
forth or off, decamp, abscond, fly, cut and run, skip (out), run