[re.nounce] vb re.nounced ; re.nounc.ing [ME, fr. MF renoncer, fr. L renuntiare, fr. re- + nuntiare to report, fr. nuntius messenger] vt (14c) 1: to give up, refuse, or resign usu. by formal declaration "~ his errors"
2: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further: repudiate "~ the authority of the church" ~ vi 1: to make a renunciation
2: to fail to follow suit in a card game syn see abdicate, abjure -- re.nounce.ment n -- re.nounc.er n