Renounce

v. t.	1.	To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne. [imp. & p. p. Renounced (-nounst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Renouncing (-noun"s?ng).]
	2.	To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear. This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my great affliction off. - Shak.
	3.	(Card Playing) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit. To renounce probate (Law) to decline to act as the executor of a will. - Mozley & W. From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no disgrace Can force me to renounce the honor of my race. - Dryden. Either to die the death, or to abjure Forever the society of man. - Shak. Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. - Milton.
v. i.	1.	To make renunciation. He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. - Dryden.
	2.	(Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters. Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10. - W. D. Christie.
n.	1.	(Card Playing) Act of renouncing.

Verb	1.	renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" Synonyms: abdicate
	2.	renounce - leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" Synonyms: resign, vacate, give up
	3.	renounce - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" Synonyms: foreswear, quit, relinquish
	4.	renounce - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" Synonyms: repudiate

TO RENOUNCE. To give up a right; for example, an executor may renounce the right of administering the estate of the testator; a widow the right to administer to her intestate husband's estate.
     2. There are some rights which a person cannot renounce; as, for example, to plead the act of limitation. Before a person can become a citizen of the United States he must renounce all titles of nobility. Vide Naturalization; To Repudiate.

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