what does renounce mean?
RENOUNCE as VERB
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- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
Hypernyms(s) renounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- I am foreswearing women forever
Hypernyms(s) renounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
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- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
Hypernyms(s) renounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
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- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
Hypernyms(s) renounce is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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