renounce[verb]Synonyms: give up, abjure, deny, disown, forsake, forswear, quit, recant, relinquish, waive
Antonyms: arrogate
Related Idioms: wash one's hands of
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧nounce /rɪˈnaʊns/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: renoncer, from Latin renuntiare, from nuntiare 'to report']
1. if you renounce an official position, title, right etc, you publicly say that you will not keep it any more
Synonym : give up:
Edward renounced his claim to the French throne. She renounced her citizenship.2. to publicly say or show that you no longer believe in something, or will no longer behave in a particular way
Synonym : reject ⇒
renunciation:
These groups must renounce violence if there is to be progress towards peace. Young people renounced capitalism in favour of peace and love. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲