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 renounce renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/

verb

  1. Cast off  ( disown , renounce , repudiate )
    cast off
     She renounced her husband
    She renounced her husband
     The parents repudiated their son
    The parents repudiated their son
  2. Turn away from; give up  ( foreswear , quit , relinquish , renounce )
    turn away from; give up
     I am foreswearing women forever
    I am foreswearing women forever
  3. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily  ( renounce , give up , vacate , resign )
    leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
     She vacated the position when she got pregnant
    She vacated the position when she got pregnant
     The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
    The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
  4. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations  ( abdicate , renounce )
    give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
     The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
    The King abdicated when he married a divorcee