Definitions for renouncerɪˈnaʊns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•nouncerɪˈnaʊns(v.; n.)-nounced, -nounc•ing
(v.t.)to give up or put aside.
to repudiate; disown.
(v.i.)to fail to follow the suit led in cards.
Category: Games
(n.)failure to follow in the suit led in cards.
Category: Games
Origin of renounce:
1325–75; ME < MF renoncer < L renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim =re-re - +nūntiāre to announce, der. of nūntius messenger, news
re•nounc′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abdicate, renounce(verb)
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
vacate, resign, renounce, give up(verb)
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"
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish(verb)
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
disown, renounce, repudiate(verb)
cast off
"She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
renounce(verb)ɪˈnaʊns
to give up or reject
rumors that the prince will renounce the throne; She renounced her faith.
Wiktionary
renounce(Noun)
An act of renouncing.
renounce(Verb)
To give up, resign, surrender.
renounce(Verb)
To cast off, repudiate.
renounce(Verb)
To decline further association with someone or something, disown.
renounce(Verb)
To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.
renounce(Verb)
To make a renunciation of something.
renounce(Verb)
To surrender formally some right or trust.
renounce(Verb)
(cards) To fail to follow suit; playing a card of a different suit when having no card of the suit led.
Origin: From Latin renuntiare.
Webster Dictionary
Renounce(verb)
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
Renounce(verb)
to cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear
Renounce(verb)
to disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit
Renounce(verb)
to make renunciation
Renounce(verb)
to decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters
Renounce(noun)
act of renouncing
Translations for renounce
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
renounce(verb)
to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly
He renounced his claim to the throne.
- opgeeAfrikaans
- يَتَخَلّى عن، يَتَنازَلArabic
- отказвам се отBulgarian
- renunciar aPortuguese (BR)
- vzdát seCzech
- verzichtenGerman
- give afkald på; frasige sigDanish
- παραιτούμαι απόGreek
- renunciar (a)Spanish
- loobumaEstonian
- چشم پوشی کردنFarsi
- luopuaFinnish
- renonceràFrench
- לְווָתֵרHebrew
- छोड़ना, अस्वीकार करनाHindi
- odreći seCroatian
- lemond (vmiről)Hungarian
- melepaskanIndonesian
- falla frá; afsala sérIcelandic
- rinunciare aItalian
- 放棄するJapanese
- (공식적으로) 포기하다Korean
- atsisakytiLithuanian
- (publiski) atteiktiesLatvian
- membatalkanMalay
- afstand doen vanDutch
- si fra seg, gi avkall påNorwegian
- zrzec sięPolish
- چشم پوشی کردنPersian
- پر يښودل، ايله كول: دلاسه وركول: نه منل، ډډه كول: ردول، غرض نه ورسره در لودلPashto
- renunciar aPortuguese
- a renunţa laRomanian
- отказыватьсяRussian
- vzdať saSlovak
- odpovedati seSlovenian
- odreći seSerbian
- avsäga sigSwedish
- สละThai
- vazgeçmekTurkish
- 正式或公開放棄Chinese (Trad.)
- відмовлятисяUkrainian
- دست بردار ہوناUrdu
- từ bỏVietnamese
- 声明放弃，宣布放弃放弃Chinese (Simp.)
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