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US
/ɹɪˈnaʊns/
]
[ UK /ɹɪnˈaʊns/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪnˈaʊns/ ]
VERB
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cast off
The parents repudiated their son
She renounced her husband -
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee -
turn away from; give up
I am foreswearing women forever -
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
How To Use renounce In A Sentence
- Such a renouncement would not trigger the Electoral Act and would not require a by-election to allow the electorate to review the MP's mandate to represent him or her.
- Can a newly minted American renounce his allegiance to Germany but retain his allegiance to Bavaria?
- Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the Devil; for which reason I have, long since, as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle
- I want to I want to renounce my rights as heir.
- Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says Hamas is a terrorist organization that refuses to renounce violence or recognize Israel.
- Imperialism has never renounced the idea of annihilating socialism or of annihilating the socialist process from the face of the earth. 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST SPEECH
- There was a change in import prices, but only with the countries with which Lithuanian had to renounce its former free trade agreements, such as Ukraine.
- Article 12 State functionaries and military personnel on active service shall not renounce Chinese nationality.
- The world is glue, pitch, paste—always too pliant; a dough that softly kneads the kneader, and whispers to the hand the material absurdity that it should loosen its grip, renounce its labor.
- Further, there is no reason why a legatee cannot effectively renounce his entitlement to shares without executing a deed.
