renounce

renounce: re·nounce /ri-'nau̇ns/ vb re·nounced, re·nounc·ing

vt

1: to announce one's abandonment or giving up of a right to or interest in: disclaim (1)

renounce an inheritance

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

renounce allegiance to one's country

vi: to make a renunciation

renounce: I verb abandon, abdicate, abhor, abjure, abnegate, banish, break with, cast aside, cast off, cease, decline, demit, deny, deprive oneself, desert, desist from, despise, detest, disagree, disapprove, disavow, discard, disclaim, discountenance, disdain, dismiss, disown, dissent, divorce oneself from, drop, eliminate, exclude, forbear, forbid, forgo, forsake, forswear, give away, give up, give up claim to, go without, interdict, lay aside, leave, let go, oppose, ostracize, part with, proscribe, protest, quit, rebuff, recant, refuse, reject, relinquish, renege, repel, repudiate, repulse, resign, rid oneself of, scorn, spurn, surrender, swear off, take exception to, turn from, waive associated concepts: renounce a will foreign phrases:
- Culllbet licet furi pro se introducto renunciare. — Anyone may renounce the benefit of a legal right that exists only for his protection
II index abandon (relinquish), abrogate (annul), cede, decline (reject), defect, demit, deny (refuse to grant), disaffirm, disapprove (reject), disavow, disclaim, discontinue (abandon), disdain, disinherit, disown (refuse to acknowledge), eliminate (exclude), exclude, forbear, forfeit, forgo, forswear, leave (allow to remain), negate, overrule, quit (discontinue), rebel, rebuff, recant, refrain, refuse, reject, relinquish, repel (drive back), repudiate, rescind, resign, revoke, set aside (annul), spurn, surrender (give back), tergiversate, waive, yield (submit)

renounce: v.
To formally abandon a claim or right; to reject or refuse to support; to give something up; for a wife to waive her rights under her husband’s will and instead choose to receive a share of his estate according to statutory rules.
n.
renunciation

renounce: v. To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one's duty to serve).

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Reject, repudiate, disclaim, disown, disavow, recant, deny, decline, slight, abnegate, neglect, cast off, trample on / Relinquish, abandon, forego, resign, abjure, desert, forsake, forswear, leave, quit, abdicate, drop, lay down, lay aside, give up, cast off, give over, drop all idea of

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Renounce — Re*nounce (r[ e]*nouns ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Renounced} ( nounst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Renouncing} ( noun s?ng).] [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re re + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuncius … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
renounce — late 14c., from O.Fr. renoncer, from L. renuntiare proclaim, protest against, renounce, from re against + nuntiare to report, announce, from nuntius messenger (see NUNCIO (Cf. nuncio)). Related: Renounced; renouncing … Etymology dictionary
renounce — [ri nouns′] vt. renounced, renouncing [ME renouncen < OFr renoncer < L renuntiare < re , back + nuntiare, to tell < nuntius, messenger: see NUNCIO] 1. to give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement 2.… … English World dictionary
Renounce — Re*nounce , n. (Card Playing) Act of renouncing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Renounce — Re*nounce , v. i. 1. To make renunciation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
renounce — 1 *abdicate, resign Analogous words: sacrifice, abnegate, *forgo, forbear, eschew Antonyms: arrogate: covet (sense 2) Contrasted words: usurp, preempt, appropriate (see ARROGATE) 2 *abjure, forswear, recant, retract … New Dictionary of Synonyms
renounce — [v] abandon, reject abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abstain from, apostacize, arrogate, cast off, decline, defect, demit, deny, desert, disavow, discard, disclaim, disown, divorce oneself from*, drop out, dump*, eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, give … New thesaurus
renounce — ► VERB 1) formally declare one s abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession). 2) refuse to recognize any longer. 3) abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life). DERIVATIVES renounceable adjective renouncement noun renouncer noun … English terms dictionary
renounce — UK [rɪˈnaʊns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms renounce : present tense I/you/we/they renounce he/she/it renounces present participle renouncing past tense renounced past participle renounced formal 1) to state formally that you no longer… … English dictionary
renounce — v. (D; tr.) to renounce for (to renounce wealth for happiness) * * * [rɪ naʊns] (D; tr.) to renounce for (to renounce wealth for happiness) … Combinatory dictionary

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