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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Piker later renounced the statement, saying it was wrong, but the fact that he said it once still continues to be brought up, again and again, in El-Sayed’s race.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hilton became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2021 and last year renounced his British citizenship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It also appears Pakistan has no intention of accepting Ahmed, who claims to have renounced his Pakistani citizenship.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Second, Wong Kim Ark traveled on a Chinese passport and thus hadn’t renounced his former sovereign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And so when he turned four, Milton renounced his cousin’s companionship, preferring to play with neighborhood boys.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
