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Meaning of renounce

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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