renounce

re·nounce

 (rĭ-nouns′)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To give up (a title or possession, for example), especially by formal announcement.

b. To decide or declare that one will no longer adhere to (a belief or position); reject.

c. To decide or declare that one will no longer engage in (a practice) or use (something): renounce violence. See Synonyms at relinquish.

2. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).

v.intr.

To give up, relinquish, or reject something.

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

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re·nounce′ment n.

re·nounc′er n.

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renounce

(rɪˈnaʊns)

vb

1. (tr) to give up (a claim or right), esp by formal announcement: to renounce a title.

2. (tr) to repudiate: to renounce Christianity.

3. (tr) to give up (some habit, pursuit, etc) voluntarily: to renounce smoking.

4. (Card Games) (intr) cards to fail to follow suit because one has no cards of the suit led

n

(Card Games) rare a failure to follow suit in a card game

[C14: from Old French renoncer, from Latin renuntiāre to disclaim, from re- + nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger]

reˈnouncement n

reˈnouncer n

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re•nounce

(rɪˈnaʊns)

v. -nounced, -nounc•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to give up or put aside.

2. to repudiate; disown.

v.i.

3. to fail to follow the suit led in cards.

n.

4. failure to follow in the suit led in cards.

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French renoncer < Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim =re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news]

re•nounce′a•ble, re•nun′ci•a•ble (-ˈnʌn si ə bəl, -ʃi ə-) adj.

re•nounce′ment, n.

re•nounc′er, n.

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renounce

Past participle: renounced
Gerund: renouncing

Imperative

renounce

renounce

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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 She renounced terrorism.

2. disclaim, deny, decline, give up, resign, relinquish, waive, renege, forgo, abdicate, abjure, abnegate He renounced his claim to the throne.
disclaim claim, maintain, assert, reassert, avow

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renounce

verb

1. To give up a possession, claim, or right:

abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, resign, surrender, waive, yield.

2. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge:

deny, disacknowledge, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate.

Idiom: turn one's back on.

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Translations

يَتَخَلّى عن، يَتَنازَليَنْقَطِع

odříci sivzdát se

afsværgefrasige siggive afkald på

verzichtensich lossagen von

απαρνιέμαι

abandonarabdicar

abandonnerabjurerlivrerrenoncerrenoncer à

afneitafalla frá; afsala sér

rinunciarerinunziare

atsižadėjimas

atteikties

opgevenverzaken

forsakefrasigi avkalloppgirenonsere

отказыватьсяотрекаться

bırakmakvazgeçmek

与...脱离关系声明放弃宣布抛弃宣布放弃宣布断绝与…的关系

renounce

[rɪˈnaʊns]

A. VT [+ right, inheritance, offer etc] → renunciar; [+ plan, post, the world etc] → renunciar a

B. VI (Cards) → renunciar

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renounce

[rɪˈnaʊns] vt

(= give up) [+ violence, terrorism] → renoncer à; [+ claim, right, title] → renoncer à
We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes → Nous avons renoncé à utiliser la force pour régler nos différends.

(= disown) → renier

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renounce

vt title, right, violence → verzichten auf (+acc), → aufgeben; terrorism, religion, devil, faith → abschwören (+dat); (Rel) world → entsagen (+dat); opinions, cause, treaty → leugnen, abschwören (+dat); friend → verleugnen; to renounce the throne → auf den Thron verzichten

vi (Cards) → renoncieren

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renounce

[rɪˈnaʊns] vt (right, claim, title) → rinunciare a; (violence, terrorism) → abbandonare
to renounce one's faith → abiurare la fede

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renounce

(riˈnauns) verb

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 renunciar a vzdát se verzichten give afkald på; frasige sig παραιτούμαι από renunciar 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 atsisakyti (publiski) atteikties membatalkan afstand doen vansi fra seg, gi avkall påzrzec się پر يښودل، ايله كول: دلاسه وركول: نه منل، ډډه كول: ردول، غرض نه ورسره در لودل renunciar a a renunţa la отказываться vzdať sa odpovedati se odreći se avsäga sig สละ vazgeçmek 正式或公開放棄 відмовлятися دست بردار ہونا từ bỏ 声明放弃，宣布放弃放弃

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 repudiar odříci si sich lossagen von give afkald på; afsværge αποκηρύσσω, απαρνιέμαιrenunciar lahti ütlema از عادت بدی دست کسیدن luopua renoncer à לְהִתכַּחֵש संबंध तोड़ना okaniti se felad (elvet stb.) meninggalkan afneita rinunciare a 断つ (공식적으로) 끊다 atsižadėti (publiski) atteikties mengumumkan tiada hubungan vaarwel zeggenforsake, gi avkall påwyrzec się پر يښودل repudiar a re­nun­ţa la отрекаться zrieknuť sa odreči se odreći se avsäga (avsvärja) sig ประกาศยกเลิก bırakmak 宣佈斷絕關係 відмовлятися ترک کرنا phản đối 与...脱离关系，宣布表示抛弃，宣布断绝与…的关系断绝关系

renunciation (rinansiˈeiʃən) noun

versaking تَخَلٍّ، تَنازُل عن، تَرْك، تَزَهُّد отказване renúncia zřeknutí se der Verzicht afkald; forsagelse; afsværgelse παραίτηση, αποκήρυξηrenuncia loobumine پشم پوشی؛ تکذیب kieltäminen renonciation (à)ויתור अस्वीकृति odricanje lemondás, feladás perbuatan melepaskan afneitun rinuncia 放棄 포기 atsisakymas, atsižadėjimas atteikšanās pembatalan verwerpingavkall, forsakelse wyrzeczenie/zrzeczenie się لاس اخيستنه، سترګې پټونه، پريښونه، ردونه، ډډه كول renúncia renunţare (la) отказ zrieknutie sa odpoved odricanje avsägelse การประกาศยกเลิก bırakma, vazgeçme 放棄 зречення; відмова دست برداری sự từ bỏ 放弃，脱离关系，弃权

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