"renounce" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: give up, renounce, resign, vacate - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

same as: abdicate
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
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
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