renouncing

Variant of renounce

renounce definition

re·nounce (ri no̵uns′)

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

  1. to give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  2. to give up (a pursuit, practice, way of living or feeling, etc.)
  3. 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.

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