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Renounce is defined as to give up a claim, belief, a practice or to refuse further association with someone.

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An example of renounce is to publicly give up a claim to a piece of property.
An example of renounce is to disown a son.

See renounce in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
to give up (a pursuit, practice, way of living or feeling, etc.)
to cast off or disown; refuse further association with; repudiate: to renounce a son

Origin: ME renouncen < OFr renoncer < L renuntiare < re-, back + nuntiare, to tell < nuntius, messenger: see nuncio

intransitive verb

Law to give up a right, trust, etc.

Related Forms:

renouncement noun
renouncer noun

See renounce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·nounced, re·nounc·ing, re·nounc·es

verb, transitive

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

verb, intransitive
Games

To revoke in cards.

noun
Games

A revoke in cards.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English renouncen

Origin: , from Old French renoncer

Origin: , from Latin renūntiāre, to report

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots)

Related Forms:

re·nounceˈment noun

re·nouncˈer noun

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