Antonym of DENOUNCE

Answer: Option A

Denounce : publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
Defend : resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.
Gather : come together; assemble or accumulate.
Fight : take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
Rally : assemble in a mass meeting.

Antonym of Denounce is Defend