RENOUNCE


Meaning of RENOUNCE in English

/ rɪˈnaʊns; NAmE / verb [ vn ] ( formal )

1.

to state officially that you are no longer going to keep a title, position, etc.

SYN give up :

to renounce a claim / title / privilege / right

2.

to state publicly that you no longer have a particular belief or that you will no longer behave in a particular way :

to renounce ideals / principles / beliefs, etc.

a joint declaration renouncing the use of violence

3.

to state publicly that you no longer wish to have a connection with sb/sth because you disapprove of them

SYN disown :

He had renounced his former associates.

—see also renunciation

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French renoncer , from Latin renuntiare protest against, from re- (expressing reversal) + nuntiare announce.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.