v. t. | 1. | To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; | |||
2. | To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear. | ||||
3. | (Card Playing) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by playing a card of another suit.
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v. i. | 1. | To make renunciation. | |||
2. | (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters. | ||||
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" | |
3. | renounce - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" | |
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.