| VERB | social | foreswear, waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with | do without or cease to hold or adhere to |
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| possession | foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish | turn away from |
| Meaning | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with | |
| Narrower | kick, give up | stop consuming |
| Spanish | dejar, renunciar, renunicar, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | deixar, renunciar, sacrificar | |
| Meaning | turn away from; give up. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I am foreswearing women forever" | |
| Synonyms | renounce, quit, relinquish | |
| Narrower | disclaim | renounce a legal claim or title to |
| Broader | abandon, give up | Give up with the intent of never / never claiming again |
| Spanish | despedirse, relinquir, renunciar | |
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