 renounce |
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| 1. | [ verb ] turn away from; give up | |
| Synonyms: | quit relinquish foreswear | |
| Examples: | "I am foreswearing women forever" |
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| Related terms: | abandon disclaim relinquishment | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (work) leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily | |
| Synonyms: | resign give_up vacate | |
| Examples: | "She vacated the position when she got pregnant" "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
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| Related terms: | leave_office abdicate resignation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (work) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations | |
| Synonyms: | abdicate | |
| Examples: | "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" |
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| Related terms: | vacate abdicator abdication renunciation abdication | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cast off or disown | |
| Synonyms: | repudiate | |
| Examples: | : "She renounced her husband" "The parents repudiated their son" |
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| Related terms: | reject deny refute abjure swallow apostatize repudiation | |
