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    renounce
    /rɪˈnaʊns/

    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

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

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › renounceRenounce Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

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

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

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › renounceRENOUNCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

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

    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

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

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrenounce verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    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.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of renounce – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › renounceRenounce Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Renounce definition: To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).