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   De·cry

   /dəˈkrī/

   

   verb

   • 1. publicly denounce: "they decried human rights abuses"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘decrease the value of coins by royal proclamation’): from de- ‘down’ + cry, on the pattern of French décrier ‘cry down’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. decrier noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • E

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   • C

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   • R

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   • Y

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