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Renounce (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Disown
  • Repudiate

Hypernyms

  • Reject

Hyponyms

  • Retract
  • Unsay
  • Abjure
  • Swallow
  • Apostatize
  • Deny
  • Resile
  • Withdraw
  • Refute
  • Forswear
  • Tergiversate

Related Words

  • Renunciation (noun)
  • Renouncement (noun)

Meaning 2

Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Give Up
  • Resign
  • Vacate

Hypernyms

  • Resign
  • Quit
  • Leave Office

Hyponyms

  • Abdicate
  • Renounce

Meaning 3

Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Relinquish
  • Foreswear
  • Quit

Hypernyms

  • Abandon

Hyponyms

  • Disclaim

Related Words

  • Renunciant (adjective)
  • Renunciation (noun)

Meaning 4

Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Abdicate

Hypernyms

  • Give Up
  • Vacate
  • Renounce

Related Words

  • Renunciation (noun)
  • Renouncement (noun)
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