renounce meaning and definition

RENOUNCE verb

Definition of renounce (verb)

1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   • "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
   • synonyms: abdicate
2. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   • "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
   • synonyms: give up, resign, vacate
3. turn away from; give up
   • "I am foreswearing women forever"
   • synonyms: foreswear, quit, relinquish
4. cast off
   • "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
   • synonyms: disown, repudiate