renounce
[ ri-nouns ]
/ rɪˈnaʊns /
verb (used with object), re·nounced, re·nounc·ing.
to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
to give up by formal declaration: to renounce a claim.
to repudiate; disown: to renounce one's son.
verb (used without object), re·nounced, re·nounc·ing.
Cards.
- to play a card of a different suit from that led.
- to abandon or give up a suit led.
- to fail to follow the suit led.
noun
Cards.
an act or instance of renouncing.
Origin of renounce
1325–75; Middle English
renouncen < Middle French
renoncer < Latin
renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent to
re-
re- +
nūntiāre to announce, derivative of
nūntius messenger, news
SYNONYMS FOR renounce
2 resign, abdicate.
3 disclaim, reject, disavow, deny.
OTHER WORDS FROM renounce
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Example sentences from the Web for renounced
British Dictionary definitions for renounced
renounce
/ (rɪˈnaʊns) /
verb
(tr)
to give up (a claim or right), esp by formal announcement
to renounce a title
(tr)
to repudiate
to renounce Christianity
(tr)
to give up (some habit, pursuit, etc) voluntarily
to renounce smoking
(intr) cards
to fail to follow suit because one has no cards of the suit led
noun
rare
a failure to follow suit in a card game
Derived forms of renounce
renouncement, noun renouncer, nounWord Origin for renounce
C14: from Old French
renoncer, from Latin
renuntiāre to disclaim, from
re- +
nuntiāre to announce, from
nuntius messenger