renounce
pronunciation
How to pronounce renounce in British English:
UK [rɪˈnaʊns]
How to pronounce renounce in American English:
US [rɪˈnaʊns]
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- Verb:
- give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
- turn away from; give up
- cast off or disown
Word Origin
- renounce
- renounce: see pronounce
- renounce (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French renoncier "give up, cede" (12c., Modern French renoncer), from Latin renuntiare "bring back word; proclaim; protest against, renounce," from re- "against" (see re-) + nuntiare "to report, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Related: Renounced; renouncing.
Example
- 1. So it is an odd time to renounce euroscepticism .
- 2. An elected palestinian authority ready to renounce violence would claim international legitimacy .
- 3. President obama said the palestinians must renounce violence , and israel must cease settlement activity .
- 4. Not every american who seeks to renounce us citizenship does so for tax reasons .
- 5. Castro cannot be reasonably expected to renounce his beliefs or implicate himself in killings or atrocities .