Meaning & Definition of Renounce in English
English⟶
Renounce
/rɪnaʊns/
verb
1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- "The king abdicated when he married a divorcee"
synonym:
- abdicate,
- renounce
2. 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"
synonym:
- vacate,
- resign,
- renounce,
- give up
3. Turn away from
- Give up
- "I am foreswearing women forever"
synonym:
- foreswear,
- renounce,
- quit,
- relinquish
4. Cast off
- "She renounced her husband"
- "The parents repudiated their son"
synonym:
- disown,
- renounce,
- repudiate
Examples of using
Everybody knows the line “The boy was firm on the interrogation”, but nowadays many people don’t know the continuation: it is a verse about a boy that died, having refused to renounce the membership of Komsomol.