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re·nounce  (r-nouns)

v. re·nounced, re·nounc·ing, re·nounc·es

v.tr.

1. To give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement. See Synonyms at relinquish.

2. To reject; disown.

v.intr. Games

To revoke in cards.

n. Games

A revoke in cards.

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[Middle English renouncen, from Old French renoncer, from Latin renntire, to report : re-, re- + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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re·nouncement n.

re·nouncer n.

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renounce

Verb

[-nouncing, -nounced]

1. to give up (a belief or habit) voluntarily

2. to give up formally (a claim or right): he would renounce his rights to the throne [Latin renuntiare]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" abdicate resign, vacate, renounce, give up - 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"
	2.	renounce - 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" resign, vacate, give up abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
	3.	renounce - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" foreswear, relinquish, quit disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to abandon, give up - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
	4.	renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" repudiate, disown reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiances abjure, forswear, recant, retract, resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" unsay, withdraw, swallow, take back - take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments" deny - refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

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renounce

verb 1. disown, reject, abandon, quit, discard, spurn, eschew, leave off, throw off, forsake, retract, repudiate, cast off, abstain from, recant, forswear, abjure, swear off, wash your hands of

verb 2. disclaim, deny, decline, give up, resign, relinquish, waive, renege, forgo, abdicate, abjure, abnegate << OPPOSITE assert

Translations

renounce [rɪˈnauns] vt → renunciar a [+ right, inheritance]; renunciar

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renounce [rɪˈnauns] vt → renoncer à (= disown); renier

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renounce [rɪˈnauns] vt → verzichten auf +acc;

(belief) → aufgeben

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renounce [rɪˈnauns] vt → rinunziare a (= disown); ripudiare

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renounce

v renounce [riˈnauns]

1 to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly He renounced his claim to the throne. opgee يَتَخَلّى عن، يَتَنازَل отказвам се от vzdát se give afkald på; frasige sig verzichten παραιτούμαι από renunciar (a) loobuma چشم پوشی کردن luopua renoncer à לְווָתֵר छोड़ना, अस्वीकार करना odreći se lemond (vmiről) melepaskan falla frá; afsala sér rinunciare a 放棄する (공식적으로) 포기하다, 단념하다 atsisakyti (publiski) atteikties membatalkan afstand doen van si fra seg, gi avkall på zrzec się renunciar a a renunţa la отказываться vzdať sa odpovedati se odreći se avsäga sig สละ vazgeçmek 放棄 відмовлятися دست بردار ہونا từ bỏ 放弃

2 to say especially formally or publicly that one will no longer have anything to do with (something) I have renounced alcohol. versaak يَنْقَطِع отричам се от odříci si give afkald på; afsværge sich lossagen von αποκηρύσσω, απαρνιέμαι renunciar (a) lahti ütlema از عادت بدی دست کسیدن luopua renoncer à לְהִתכַּחֵש संबंध तोड़ना okaniti se felad (elvet stb.) meninggalkan afneita rinunciare a 断つ (관계를) 끊다 atsižadėti (publiski) atteikties mengumumkan tiada hubungan vaarwel zeggen forsake, gi avkall på wyrzec się repudiar a re­nun­ţa la отрекаться zrieknuť sa odreči se odreći se avsäga (avsvärja) sig ปฎิเสธ bırakmak 與...脫離關系，表示拋棄，斷絕關系 відмовлятися ترک کرنا phản đối 与...脱离关系，表示抛弃，断绝关系

n renunciation [rinansiˈeiʃən]

versaking تَخَلٍّ، تَنازُل عن، تَرْك، تَزَهُّد отказване zřeknutí se afkald; forsagelse; afsværgelse der Verzicht παραίτηση, αποκήρυξη renuncia loobumine پشم پوشی؛ تکذیب luopuminen renonciation (à) וִיתוּר अस्वीकृति odricanje lemondás, feladás perbuatan melepaskan afneitun rinuncia 放棄 포기, 단념 atsisakymas, atsižadėjimas atteikšanās pembatalan verwerping avkall, forsakelse wyrzeczenie/zrzeczenie się renúncia renunţare (la) отказ zrieknutie sa odpoved odricanje avsägelse การสละสิทธิ์ bırakma, vazgeçme 放棄，脫離關系，棄權 зречення; відмова دست برداری sự từ bỏ 放弃，脱离关系，弃权