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- pronunciation:
- rih
naUns
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
renounces, renouncing, renounced |
| definition 1: |
to give up (a right or claim) usu. by formal declaration or announcement; waive.
The king's oldest son renounced his right to the throne.- synonyms:
- abdicate, abjure, abnegate, disclaim, forswear, waive
- antonyms:
- claim
- similar words:
- cede, recant, reject, release, relinquish, repudiate, surrender
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| definition 2: |
to give up (a habit, practice, or the like).
He had been a proponent of violence, but he has since renounced it.- synonyms:
- eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, swear off
- similar words:
- abjure, abnegate, forbear, quit
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| definition 3: |
to reject or repudiate; disown.
After learning of her son's crimes, she renounced him.- synonyms:
- deny, disavow, disclaim, disinherit, disown, forswear, repudiate
- antonyms:
- arrogate, covet
- similar words:
- negate, reject
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| related words: |
disavow, disclaim, forgo, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to fail to follow suit in a card game; revoke.
- synonyms:
- renege, revoke
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adverb + (v.)renounce
deliberately, explicitly, formally, officially, openly, permanently, publicly, since, truly, unequivocally, unilaterally
(v.)renounce
+ adverb
altogether, entirely, forever, past
(v.)renounce
+ noun
affiliation,
aggression,
allegiance,
alliance,
ambition,
belief,
citizenship,
claim,
comfort,
communism,
desire,
destruction,
divinity,
doctrine,
evil,
existence,
faith,
force,
forgiveness,
freedom,
gang,
habit,
heritage,
humanity,
identity,
independence,
inheritance,
intention,
involvement,
loyalty,
means,
membership,
monopoly,
nationality,
oath,
past,
possession,
possibility,
privilege,
religion,
self,
sin,
slavery,
status,
struggle,
terror,
terrorism,
throne,
tie,
treaty,
use,
vengeance,
violence,
vocation,
vow,
wealth,
weapon
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a failure to follow the suit that has been led in a card game.
- synonyms:
- revoke
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| derivations: |
renounceable (adj.), renouncer (n.) |
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