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1. (v.t.) renounce
to give up or put aside.
2. renounce
to repudiate; disown.
3. (v.i.) renounce
to fail to follow the suit led in cards.
4. (n.) renounce
failure to follow in the suit led in cards.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < MF renoncer < L renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim =re-re - +nūntiāre to announce, der. of nūntius messenger, news)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) abdicate, renounce
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
2. (verb) vacate, resign, 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"
3. (verb) foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
4. (verb) disown, renounce, repudiate
cast off
"She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
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1. (verb) renounce
to give up or reject
rumors that the prince will renounce the throne; She renounced her faith.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) renounce
act of renouncing
2. (verb) renounce
to declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne
3. (verb) renounce
to cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear
4. (verb) renounce
to disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit
5. (verb) renounce
to make renunciation
6. (verb) renounce
to decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters
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Sense: to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly
He renounced his claim to the throne.
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 Afrikaans: opgee |
 Arabic: يَتَخَلّى عن، يَتَنازَل |
 Bulgarian: отказвам се от |
 Brazilian: renunciar a |
 Czech: vzdát se |
 German: verzichten |
 Danish: give afkald på; frasige s |
 Greek: παραιτούμαι από |
 Spanish: renunciar (a) |
 Estonian: loobuma |
 Farsi: چشم پوشی کردن |
 Finnish: luopua |
 French: renoncerà |
 Hebrew: לְווָתֵר |
 Hindi: छोड़ना, अस्वीकार करना |
 Croatian: odreći se |
 Hungarian: lemond (vmiről) |
 Indonesian: melepaskan |
 Icelandic: falla frá; afsala sér |
 Italian: rinunciare a |
 Japanese: 放棄する |
 Korean: (공식적으로) 포기하다 |
 Lithuanian: atsisakyti |
 Latvian: (publiski) atteikties |
 Malay: membatalkan |
 Dutch: afstand doen van |
 Norwegian: si fra seg, gi avkall på |
 Polish: zrzec się |
 Persian: چشم پوشی کردن |
 Pashto: پر يښودل، ايله كول: دلاسه |
 Portuguese: renunciar a |
 Romanian: a renunţa la |
 Russian: отказываться |
 Slovak: vzdať sa |
 Slovenian: odpovedati se |
 Serbian: odreći se |
 Swedish: avsäga sig |
 Thai: สละ |
 Turkish: vazgeçmek |
 Taiwanese: 正式或公開放棄 |
 Ukrainian: відмовлятися |
 Urdu: دست بردار ہونا |
 Vietnamese: từ bỏ |
 Chinese: 声明放弃，宣布放弃放弃 |
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