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- [ri-nouns]
- /rɪˈnaʊns/
- /rɪˈnaʊns/
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- [ri-nouns]
- /rɪˈnaʊns/
Definitions of renounce word
- verb with object renounce to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures. 1
- verb with object renounce to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim. 1
- verb with object renounce to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son. 1
- verb without object renounce Cards. to play a card of a different suit from that led. to abandon or give up a suit led. to fail to follow the suit led. 1
- noun renounce Cards. an act or instance of renouncing. 1
- transitive verb renounce activity, belief: give up 1
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Origin of renounce
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English renouncen < Middle French renoncer < Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news
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Parts of speech for Renounce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
renounce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
renounce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for renounce
verb renounce
- abalienate — (civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
noun renounce
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
Antonyms for renounce
verb renounce
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
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