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Renounce

  1. verb

    give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

    The King abdicated when he married a divorcee

    Similar: abdicate

  2. verb

    leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

    She vacated the position when she got pregnant

    Similar: vacate, resign, give up

  3. verb

    turn away from; give up

    I am foreswearing women forever

    Similar: foreswear, quit, relinquish

  4. verb

    cast off

    She renounced her husband

    Similar: disown, repudiate