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1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   "The King renounced when he married a divorcee";
   - abdicate
    
2. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   "She renounced the position when she got pregnant";
   - vacate, resign, give up
    
3. Turn away from; give up
   "I am renouncing women forever";
   - foreswear, quit, relinquish
    
4. Cast off
   "She renounced her husband";
   - disown, repudiate

Derived forms: renouncing, renounces, renounced

Type of: abandon, give up, leave office, quit, reject, resign, step down

Encyclopedia: Renounce