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   Re·nounce

   /rəˈnouns/

   

   verb

   • 1. formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession): "Isabella offered to renounce her son's claim to the French Crown" Similar rejectrefuse to abide byrefuse to recognizerepudiateOpposite acceptabide by
   • ▪ reject and stop using or consuming: "he renounced drugs and alcohol completely"
   • ▪ refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee: "there will be forms enabling the allottee to renounce" Similar give uprelinquishabandonresignabdicatesurrendersign awaywaiveforgodisclaimrare:abnegatedemitOpposite assertreassert
   • ▪ refuse to recognize or abide by any longer: "these agreements were renounced after the fall of the czarist regime" Similar rejectrefuse to abide byrefuse to recognizerepudiateOpposite acceptabide by
   • ▪ declare that one will no longer engage in or support: "they renounced the armed struggle" Similar repudiatedenydiscardrejectgive upforswearabandonwash one's hands ofturn one's back onhave nothing more to do withhave done withdisowncast offcast asidedisinheritcut offthrow offspurnshunarchaic:forsakeabstain fromgive upgo withoutdo withoutdesist fromrefrain fromswear offkeep offeschewrejectcease to indulge ininformal:quitleave offpack inkicklay offOpposite embraceturn to

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French renoncer, from Latin renuntiare ‘protest against’, from re- (expressing reversal) + nuntiare ‘announce’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. renounceable adjective
   • 2. renouncement noun
   • 3. renouncer noun

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   The meaning of RENOUNCE is to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration. How to use renounce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Renounce.

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   to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. Synonyms: quit, leave, forswear, forgo, forsake. Antonyms: claim. to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. Synonyms: abdicate, resign. to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRENOUNCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something: Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRENOUNCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something: Gandhi renounced the use of violence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › renounceRenounce - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To renounce is to officially give up or turn away from. If you decide to become a vegetarian, you will renounce hamburgers and bacon. The transitive verb renounce is a stronger, more formal way of saying that you reject or disown something.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › renounceRenounce - definition of renounce by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to give up (a claim or right), esp by formal announcement: to renounce a title. 2. ( tr) to repudiate: to renounce Christianity. 3. ( tr) to give up (some habit, pursuit, etc) voluntarily: to renounce smoking. 4. (Card Games) ( intr) cards to fail to follow suit because one has no cards of the suit led. n.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrenounce verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of renounce verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRENOUNCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you renounce a belief or a way of behaving, you decide and declare publicly that you no longer have that belief or will no longer behave in that way. After a period of imprisonment she renounced her life of crime.

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    to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrenounce | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    renounce meaning: to officially say that you do not have the right to something any more, or that you do not want to…. Learn more.