sell someone out vs denounce

sell someone out and denounce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sell someone out	No	No	Yes	No
denounce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, denounce is a hypernym of sell someone out; that is, denounce is a word with a broader meaning than sell someone out:

Other hypernyms of sell someone out include betray, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on.

sell someone out (verb)	denounce (verb)
give information that compromises others	speak out against
	give away information about somebody
	announce the termination of, as of treaties
	to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful