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re·nounce

(rĭ-nouns′)

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

v.tr.

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.

[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).]

re·nounce′ment n.

re·nounc′er n.

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