RENOUNCE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cast off or disown
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • turn away from
    • give up
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)