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List of meaning for renounce

to formally reject something or someone

abdicate, renounce(verb)

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

vacate, resign, renounce, give up(verb)

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"

foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish(verb)

turn away from; give up

"I am foreswearing women forever"

disown, renounce, repudiate(verb)

cast off

"She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

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

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

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