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- pronunciation:
- rih
naUns
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
renounces, renouncing, renounced |
| definition 1: |
to give up (a right or claim) usu. by formal declaration or announcement; waive.
The king's oldest son renounced his right to the throne.- synonyms:
- abdicate, abjure, abnegate, disclaim, forswear, waive
- antonyms:
- claim
- similar words:
- cede, recant, reject, release, relinquish, repudiate, surrender
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| definition 2: |
to give up (a habit, practice, or the like).
He had been a proponent of violence, but he has since renounced it.- synonyms:
- eschew, forgo, forsake, forswear, swear off
- similar words:
- abjure, abnegate, forbear, quit
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| definition 3: |
to reject or repudiate; disown.
After learning of her son's crimes, she renounced him.- synonyms:
- deny, disavow, disclaim, disinherit, disown, forswear, repudiate
- antonyms:
- arrogate, covet
- similar words:
- negate, reject
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| related words: |
disavow, disclaim, forgo, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to fail to follow suit in a card game; revoke.
- synonyms:
- renege, revoke
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a failure to follow the suit that has been led in a card game.
- synonyms:
- revoke
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| derivations: |
renounceable (adj.), renouncer (n.) |
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