renounce

verb

re·nounce ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s How to pronounce renounce (audio)

renounced; renouncing

transitive verb

: to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration

renounce his errors

: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further : repudiate

renounce the authority of the church

intransitive verb

: to make a renunciation

: to fail to follow suit in a card game

renouncement

ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt How to pronounce renounce (audio)

noun

renouncer noun

Example Sentences

Many of his former supporters have renounced him. He renounced his old way of life.

Recent Examples on the Web For decades after Wyoming held its first election that saw women vote, federal law held that any Indigenous person looking to cast a ballot needed to renounce their tribal citizenship and apply for an U.S. one, despite being born on U.S. soil.

AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Figure 2) Krishna has yet to explicitly renounce IBM’s MSV heritage.

Steve Denning, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Sosa’s mother and her siblings had to renounce after migrating north — the yearning for home that the director herself inherited — and what Julián himself wants his humble legacy to be once he’s departed.

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 She was persuaded to renounce her claim and to sign an N.D.A., in exchange for a million dollars.

Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 McCarthy wasn't the only senior Republican to renounce his heresy on the road to the midterms.

Stephen Collinson, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Even the most zealous attempts to renounce ubiquitous technologies devolve into rationalization and the invention of creative loopholes.

Wired, 28 July 2022 Republican leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them.

CBS News, 22 May 2022 Members of other religious minority groups face being detained, arrested, and forced to renounce their faith.

Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 June 2022 See More

renounces

verb

present tense third-person singular of renounce

as in relinquishes

to give up (as a position of authority) formally in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

relinquishes
abdicates
resigns
cedes
denies
surrenders
disavows
abjures
waives
disowns
abandons
disclaims
vacates
forsakes
abnegates
steps down (from)
steps aside (from)
demits
yields
deserts
hands over
gives up
quits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assumes
claims
appropriates
seizes
protects
confiscates
arrogates
defends
usurps
secures
takes over
wrests
safeguards
guards

as in withdraws

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk

Synonyms & Similar Words

withdraws
retracts
denies
relinquishes
contradicts
abandons
abjures
refutes
forswears
repeals
repudiates
recants
reneges
disavows
spurns
disowns
forsakes
takes back
disclaims
foreswears
abnegates
negates
surrenders
recalls
revokes
unsays
controverts
disproves
gainsays
disputes
rebuts
backtracks
disallows
backs off
backs down
negatives
bolts
gives up
disagrees (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

declares
asserts
acknowledges
contends
claims
maintains
admits
affirms
proclaims
professes
states
maintains
supports
endorses
confirms
defends
accepts
adheres (to)
adopts
embraces
avows
vows
upholds
vouches
espouses
indorses
backs

单词	renounces
释义	renounce verb re·nounce ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s renounced; renouncing transitive verb 1 : to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration renounce his errors 2 : to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further : repudiate renounce the authority of the church intransitive verb 1 : to make a renunciation 2 : to fail to follow suit in a card game renouncement ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt noun renouncer noun Synonyms abdicate abnegate cede relinquish resign step aside (from) step down (from) surrender See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Many of his former supporters have renounced him. He renounced his old way of life. Recent Examples on the Web For decades after Wyoming held its first election that saw women vote, federal law held that any Indigenous person looking to cast a ballot needed to renounce their tribal citizenship and apply for an U.S. one, despite being born on U.S. soil. AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Figure 2) Krishna has yet to explicitly renounce IBM’s MSV heritage. Steve Denning, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Sosa’s mother and her siblings had to renounce after migrating north — the yearning for home that the director herself inherited — and what Julián himself wants his humble legacy to be once he’s departed. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 She was persuaded to renounce her claim and to sign an N.D.A., in exchange for a million dollars. Ken Auletta, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 McCarthy wasn't the only senior Republican to renounce his heresy on the road to the midterms. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022 Even the most zealous attempts to renounce ubiquitous technologies devolve into rationalization and the invention of creative loopholes. Wired, 28 July 2022 Republican leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them. CBS News, 22 May 2022 Members of other religious minority groups face being detained, arrested, and forced to renounce their faith. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French renuncer, from Latin renuntiare, from re- + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition renounce verb re·nounce ri-ˈnau̇ns renounced; renouncing 1 : to give up, abandon, or resign usually by a public declaration The queen renounced the throne. 2 : to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any longer They renounced the goals of the organization. Legal Definition renounce verb re·nounce ri-ˈnau̇ns renounced; renouncing transitive verb 1 : to announce one's abandonment or giving up of a right to or interest in : disclaim sense 1 renounce an inheritance 2 : to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further renounce allegiance to one's country intransitive verb : to make a renunciation renounces verb present tense third-person singular of renounce 1 as in relinquishes to give up (as a position of authority) formally in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance relinquishes abdicates resigns cedes denies surrenders disavows abjures waives disowns abandons disclaims vacates forsakes abnegates steps down (from) steps aside (from) demits yields deserts hands over gives up quits Antonyms & Near Antonyms assumes claims appropriates seizes protects confiscates arrogates defends usurps secures takes over wrests safeguards guards See More 2 as in withdraws to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk Synonyms & Similar Words withdraws retracts denies relinquishes contradicts abandons abjures refutes forswears repeals repudiates recants reneges disavows spurns disowns forsakes takes back disclaims foreswears abnegates negates surrenders recalls revokes unsays controverts disproves gainsays disputes rebuts backtracks disallows backs off backs down negatives bolts gives up disagrees (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms declares asserts acknowledges contends claims maintains admits affirms proclaims professes states maintains supports endorses confirms defends accepts adheres (to) adopts embraces avows vows upholds vouches espouses indorses backs See More
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renounce

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