VERB | social | renounce, abdicate | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
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social | renounce, vacate, resign, give up | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily | |
possession | renounce, foreswear, quit, relinquish | turn away from | |
communication | renounce, disown, repudiate | cast off |
Sounds | rihnaw'ns | |
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Rhymes | announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns... |
Meaning | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | abdicate | |
Broader | vacate, resign, renounce, give up | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
Spanish | abdicar, renegar, renunciar, resignar | |
Catalan | abdicar, renegar, renunciar a, renunciar | |
Nouns | renunciation | the act of renouncing / renouncing |
renunciation, renouncement | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned |
Meaning | Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | vacate, resign, give up | |
Narrower | abdicate, renounce | Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
Broader | leave office, quit, step down, resign | Give up or retire from a position |
Spanish | dimitir, renegar, renunciar, resignar | |
Catalan | dimitir, renegar, renunciar |
Meaning | turn away from; give up. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | foreswear, 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 | |
Adjectives | renunciant | used especially of behavior |
Nouns | renunciation | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned |
Meaning | Cast off. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "She renounced her husband" | |
Synonyms | disown, repudiate | |
Narrower | abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate | abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | |
deny | refuse / refuse to accept or believe | |
refute, rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof | |
swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw | take back what one has said | |
Broader | reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge |
Spanish | abandonar, renegar, renunciar, repudiar | |
Catalan | renegar, renunciar, repudiar | |
Nouns | renouncement | an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned |
renunciation | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid |
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