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renounce
Overview of verb renounce
The verb renounce has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. abdicate, renounce -- (give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee")
2. vacate, resign, renounce, give up -- (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")
3. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish -- (turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever")
4. renounce, repudiate -- (cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son")
Grep of noun renounce
renouncement
Antonyms of verb renounce
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb renounce
4 senses of renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> change
Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> change
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
=> abandon, give up
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
=> reject
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb renounce
3 of 4 senses of renounce
Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> abdicate, renounce
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
=> disclaim
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
=> apostatize, apostatise, tergiversate
=> abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
=> swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw
=> refute, rebut
=> deny
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb renounce
4 senses of renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
=> abandon, give up
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
=> reject
'Cause To' of verb renounce
Derived Forms of verb renounce
3 of 4 senses of renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
RELATED TO>(noun) renunciation#3
=> renunciation, renouncement
RELATED TO>(noun) renunciation#4
=> renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
RELATED TO>(noun) renouncement#1
=> renunciation, renouncement
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
RELATED TO>(adj) renunciant#1
=> renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying
RELATED TO>(noun) renunciation#3
=> renunciation, renouncement
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
RELATED TO>(noun) renunciation#1
=> repudiation, renunciation
RELATED TO>(noun) renouncement#1
=> renunciation, renouncement
Domain of verb renounce
Domain Terms of verb renounce
Familiarity of verb renounce
renounce used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb renounce
4 senses of renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb renounce
4 senses of renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> abdicate, renounce
Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> retire
=> top out
=> fall
Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
> abandon, give up
=> foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
> reject
=> disbelieve, discredit
=> repudiate
=> recuse
=> reprobate
=> renounce, repudiate
=> dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb renounce
Sense 1
abdicate, renounce
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
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Sense 2
vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
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Sense 3
foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
=> abandon, give up
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Sense 4
renounce, repudiate
=> reject
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Grep of verb renounce
renounce
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