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re·nounce

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.

2.	to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim.

3.	to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son.

–verb (used without object)

Cards.

a.	to play a card of a different suit from that led.

b.	to abandon or give up a suit led.

c.	to fail to follow the suit led.

–noun

5.	Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME renouncen < MF renoncer < L renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equiv. to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, deriv. of nūntius messenger, news

]

—Related forms

re·nounce·a·ble, re·nun·ci·a·ble

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re·nounce·ment, noun

re·nounc·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. forsake, forgo, forswear, leave, quit. See abandon¹. 2. resign, abdicate. 3. disclaim, reject, disavow, deny.

—Antonyms 1. claim. 3. accept.

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re·nounce Audio Help   (rĭ-nouns') Pronunciation Key
v.   re·nounced, re·nounc·ing, re·nounc·es

v.   tr.

To give up (a title, for example), especially by formal announcement. See Synonyms at relinquish.
To reject; disown.

v. intr. Games
To revoke in cards.

n. Games
A revoke in cards.

[Middle English renouncen, from Old French renoncer, from Latin renūntiāre, to report : re-, re- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

re·nounce'ment n., re·nounc'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
renounce

c.1380, from O.Fr. renoncer, from L. renuntiare "proclaim, protest against, renounce," from re- "against" + nuntiare "to report, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio).

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

renounce
verb
1.	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" [syn: abdicate]
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" [syn: vacate]
3.	turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: foreswear]
4.	cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" [syn: disown]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
renounce1 [riˈnauns] verb

to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly
Example: He renounced his claim to the throne.

Arabic:	يَتَخَلّى عن، يَتَنازَل
Chinese (Simplified):	放弃
Chinese (Traditional):	放棄
Czech:	vzdát se
Danish:	give afkald på; frasige sig
Dutch:	afstand doen van
Estonian:	loobuma
Finnish:	luopua
French:	renoncer à
German:	verzichten
Greek:	παραιτούμαι από
Hungarian:	lemond (vmiről)
Icelandic:	falla frá; afsala sér
Indonesian:	melepaskan
Italian:	rinunciare a*

Japanese:	放棄する
Korean:	(공식적으로) 포기하다, 단념하다
Latvian:	(publiski) atteikties
Lithuanian:	atsisakyti
Norwegian:	si fra seg, gi avkall på
Polish:	zrzec się
Portuguese (Brazil):	renunciar a
Portuguese (Portugal):	renunciar a
Romanian:	a renunţa la
Russian:	отказываться
Slovak:	vzdať sa
Slovenian:	odpovedati se
Spanish:	renunciar (a)
Swedish:	avsäga sig
Turkish:	vazgeçmek

renounce2 [riˈnauns] verb

to say especially formally or publicly that one will no longer have anything to do with (something)
Example: I have renounced alcohol.

Arabic:	يَنْقَطِع
Chinese (Simplified):	与…脱离关系，表示抛弃，断绝关系
Chinese (Traditional):	與…脫離關系，表示拋棄，斷絕關系
Czech:	odříci si
Danish:	give afkald på; afsværge
Dutch:	vaarwel zeggen
Estonian:	lahti ütlema
Finnish:	luopua
French:	renoncer à
German:	sich lossagen von
Greek:	αποκηρύσσω, απαρνιέμαι
Hungarian:	felad (elvet stb.)
Icelandic:	afneita
Indonesian:	meninggalkan
Italian:	rinunciare a*

Japanese:	断つ
Korean:	(관계를) 끊다
Latvian:	(publiski) atteikties
Lithuanian:	atsižadėti
Norwegian:	forsake, gi avkall på
Polish:	wyrzec się
Portuguese (Brazil):	renunciar a
Portuguese (Portugal):	repudiar
Romanian:	a renunţa la
Russian:	отрекаться
Slovak:	zrieknuť sa
Slovenian:	odreči se
Spanish:	renunciar (a)
Swedish:	avsäga (avsvärja) sig
Turkish:	bırakmak

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: re·nounce
Pronunciation: ri-'nauns
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: re·nounced; re·nounc·ing
transitive verb 1 : to announce one's abandonment or giving up of a right to or interest in : DISCLAIM 1 <renounce an inheritance>
2 : to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further <renounce allegiance to one's country> intransitive verb : to make a renunciation

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Renounce

Ab*jure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.]

1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.

2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. "Magic I here abjure." --Shak.

Syn: See Renounce.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Renounce

Ab`re*nounce"\, v. t. [L. abrenuntiare; ab + renuntiare. See Renounce.] To renounce. [Obs.] "They abrenounce and cast them off." --Latimer.

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