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   Re·nounce

   /rəˈnouns/

   

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   • 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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   What does renounce mean?

   • Definition of renounce verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary renounce something to state officially that you are no longer going to keep a title, position, etc. synonym give something up Will Charles renounce the throne in favour of his son? The Prince has refused to renounce his right to the throne.

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   Where did the word renounce come from?

   • Origin renounce (1300-1400) Old French renoncer, from Latin renuntiare, from nuntiare “to report” renounce meaning, definition, what is renounce: if you renounce an official position, ti...: Learn more.

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   What does renouncement mean?

   • 1. to give up or put aside. 2. to repudiate; disown. 3. to fail to follow the suit led in cards. n. 4. failure to follow in the suit led in cards. re•nounce′ment, n. re•nounc′er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What does it mean to renounce a religion?

   • renounce something to state publicly that you no longer have a particular belief or that you will no longer behave in a particular way Many were executed for refusing to renounce their religion.

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   renounce something to state publicly that you no longer have a particular belief or that you will no longer behave in a particular way. to renounce ideals/principles/beliefs, etc. a joint declaration renouncing the use of violence. Many were executed for refusing to renounce their religion.

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   verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈnaʊns / us. Add to word list. to officially say that you do not have the right to something any more, or that you do not want to be involved in something any more: They had renounced all rights to ownership of the land. (Definition of renounce from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definition of renounce – Learner’s Dictionary. renounce. verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈnaʊns / us. to officially say that you do not have the right to something any more, or that you do not want to be involved in something any more: They had renounced all rights to ownership of the land. Want to learn more?

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   to say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something: Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house. Gandhi renounced the use of violence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Refusing & rejecting. abjuration. abnegate. abnegation. bar. bat something/someone away. brush. demur

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   renounce. [ ri- nouns ] show ipa. See synonyms for renounce on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object), re·nounced, re·nounc·ing. 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. See more.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English renounce re‧nounce / rɪˈnaʊns / verb [transitive] 1 STOP DOING something if you renounce an official position, title, right etc, you publicly say that you will not keep it anymore SYN give up Edward renounced his claim to the French throne.