renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
renounced
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past participleof renounce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof renounce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
renounceverb (used with object)to give up or put aside voluntarily.
Example Sentences
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Hilton became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2021 and last year renounced his British citizenship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Federal records indicate he and his wife renounced American citizenship in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
There have been eight female emperors on the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan's imperial family, whose divine status was renounced after World War II.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He is a Cypriot citizen, having renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019, and has been living in Monaco.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mr. Collins had found a young woman who’d come over to Japan with her family, though she herself had not renounced.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
