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renounce

/ renounce /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cast off or disown
"She renounced her husband"
"The parents repudiated their son"
Type of:
reject
Kinds of:
apostatize apostatise tergiversate abjure recant
Derived:
repudiation renunciation renouncement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
Type of:
abandon give up
Kinds of:
disclaim
Derived:
relinquishment relinquishing renunciation renouncement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
Type of:
vacate resign give up
Derived:
renunciation renouncement forgoing forswearing abdication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"
"The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
Type of:
leave office quit step down
Kinds of:
abdicate
Derived:
resignation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

reject apostatize apostatise tergiversate abjure recant abandon give up disclaim vacate resign leave office