renounce
noun
1. (card games) An act of renouncing.
verb
1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Similar word(s): abdicate
Definition categories: social, renounce, resign, vacate
2. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
Similar word(s): resign, vacate
Definition categories: social, quit, resign
3. turn away from; give up
Similar word(s): foreswear, quit, relinquish
Definition categories: possession, abandon
4. cast off
- She renounced her husband
Similar word(s): disown, repudiate
Definition categories: communication, reject
Sentences with renounce as a verb:
- to renounce a title to land or to a throne