renounce
Other forms: renounced; renouncing; renounces
To renounce is to officially give up or turn away from. If you decide to become a vegetarian, you will renounce hamburgers and bacon.
The transitive verb renounce is a stronger, more formal way of saying that you reject or disown something. A prince who's tired of the royal life could renounce his title and become a commoner, and a senator who wanted to become an independent would have to renounce her ties to her previous political party. You'd be wise to heed the wisdom of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who said: “To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.”
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turn away from; give up
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give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
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leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
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cast off“She renounced her husband”
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