renounce

1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations (synset 202384340)
   "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
   is a type of: give up, renounce, resign, vacate - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   same as: abdicate
2. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily (synset 202372031)
   "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
   is a type of: leave office, quit, resign, step down - give up or retire from a position
   subtypes: abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   same as: give up, resign, vacate
3. Turn away from;
   Give up (synset 202232269)
   "I am foreswearing women forever"
   is a type of: abandon, give up - give up with the intent of never claiming again
   subtypes: disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to
   same as: foreswear, quit, relinquish
4. Cast off (synset 200759589)
   "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
   is a type of: reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge
   subtypes:

   • apostatise, apostatize, tergiversate - abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
   • abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   • swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw - take back what one has said
   • rebut, refute - overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
   • deny - refuse to accept or believe
   same as: disown, repudiate

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