renounce
verb
re·nounce
ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s 
renounced; renouncing
1
: to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
renounce his errors
2
: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further : repudiate
renounce the authority of the church
renouncer
noun
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Examples of renounce in a Sentence
Many of his former supporters have renounced him.
He renounced his old way of life.
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On June 14, 2024, Putin said Ukraine must also renounce any plans to join NATO.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
While the headlines are filled with stories of companies scaling back or renouncing DEI efforts, more may be following Costco’s playbook.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
In many Muslim lands, renouncing Islam can bring severe punishment, sometimes even death.
—Fatjona Mejdini, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
While the headlines are filled with stories of companies scaling back or renouncing DEI efforts, more may be following Costco’s playbook.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
In many Muslim lands, renouncing Islam can bring severe punishment, sometimes even death.
—Fatjona Mejdini, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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renounce
verb
re·nounce
ri-ˈnau̇n(t)s
renounced; renouncing
1
: to give up, refuse, or resign usually by public declaration
renounced the throne
2
: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further : repudiate
renounced the authority of her political party
renouncer
noun
Legal Definition
renounce
verb
re·nounce
ri-ˈnau̇ns
renounced; renouncing
1
: to announce one's abandonment or giving up of a right to or interest in : disclaim sense 1
renounce an inheritance
2
: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further
renounce allegiance to one's country
: to make a renunciation
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