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1. renounce - verb

· give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

Synonym(s): abdicate

Hypernym(s): vacate, resign, renounce, give_up




2. renounce - verb

· leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

Synonym(s): vacate, resign, give_up

Hypernym(s): leave_office, quit, step_down, resign




3. renounce - verb

· turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

Synonym(s): foreswear, quit, relinquish

Hypernym(s): abandon, give_up




4. renounce - verb

· cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

Synonym(s): disown, repudiate

Hypernym(s): reject





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