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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.
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.
to say publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something: Gandhi renounced the use of violence.
verb (used with object) , re·nounced, re·nounc·ing. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Renounce definition: To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
Definition of renounce verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
