renounce
verb (used with object)
to give up or put aside voluntarily.
renouncement
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a word derived from
renounce.
Example Sentences
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“A time bomb was just deactivated,” Alioune Tine, a renowned Senegalese human rights figure, said about Mr. Sall’s renouncement.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
But according to Meyer, this wasn’t a renouncement of the Jewish religion.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
The “Megxit,” involving Prince Harry and his American-born wife Meghan Markle’s renouncement of royalty, has attracted massively more press attention than Brexit.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2020
A series of communications about renditions is dated after Libya's 2004 renouncement of its weapons program.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2011
Their ingenious laws and methods, their "spirit of the hive," the incredible renouncement of individual existence and individual advantage, their undying devotion to the race....
From The Brain by Alexander Blade
