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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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   • Other forms: renounced; renouncing; renounces 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.

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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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   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.

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   Renounce means to give up, reject, or disclaim something, such as a title, a belief, or a habit. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb renounce in different contexts and domains.

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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.

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    Renounce means to state officially or publicly that you are no longer going to keep something or that you no longer have a belief or connection. Learn how to use this formal verb with synonyms, pronunciation and pictures.