renounce
renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/
verb
-
Cast off
(
disown
, renounce
, repudiate
)
cast off
She renounced her husband
She renounced her husband
The parents repudiated their son
The parents repudiated their son
-
Turn away from; give up
(
foreswear
, quit
, relinquish
, renounce
)
turn away from; give up
I am foreswearing women forever
I am foreswearing women forever
-
Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
(
renounce
, give up
, vacate
, resign
)
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
She vacated the position when she got pregnant
She vacated the position when she got pregnant
The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
-
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
(
abdicate
, renounce
)
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee