renounce

renounce Definition

re·nounce (ri no̵uns′)

transitive verb -·nounced′, -·nounc′·ing

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

Etymology: 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.

renounce Related Forms

re·nounce′·ment noun re·nounc′er noun

renounce Synonyms

renounce Law Definition

To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce ones duty to serve).

renounce Usage Examples

Object

probate: The High Court may cite any person appointed executor by a will to prove or renounce probate of the will.
citizenship: What this guide contains 1. Explains who can renounce British overseas territories citizenship.
throne: There is no way he can simply renounce the throne.
enrichment: A system of assurances of supply would help persuade nuclear energy users to renounce national enrichment and reprocessing facilities.
violence: Any IRA statement pledging to renounce violence was insufficient in itself to convince unionist parties to share power with Sinn Fein, he said.
devil: An example of this would be " I will renounce the devil " .

Used with why or when

what: It is one thing not to wish to acquire what one has not, and another to renounce what one already has.

Adjective complement

evil: Parents and god-parents answered the questions normally asked of adults: " Do you renounce evil?

Modifying Another Word

voluntarily: His country had voluntarily renounced any nuclear program at the beginning of the 1990s.
openly: This is also why we demand that the PRC immediately withdraw its missiles and openly renounce the use of force against Taiwan.
publicly: In later years he publicly renounced his Communist sympathies, taking an anti-Soviet line during the Cold War.
formally: In return for this payment, they formally renounced all their rights to German assets in Switzerland.
completely: The Comintern has completely renounced revolutionary struggle for India's independence.
eventually: Isabella and her husband took the name Gell and lived at Hopton Hall for a short time but eventually renounced the inheritance.

Preposition: in

favor: Frederick repents and shoots himself, leaving Rose his fortune, this she renounces in favor of Arthur.

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