renounce (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /rɪˈnaʊns/
Definition
To formally declare that one gives up a right, claim, or possession, or that one no longer wants to follow a belief or practice.
Examples
She decided to renounce her citizenship after moving abroad.
The politician was forced to renounce his controversial statements.
Many people renounce worldly possessions to join religious orders.
How to Use renounce
- renounce X (collocation)
- To give up or formally reject something (a right, belief, possession, etc.). — "He had to renounce his claim to the throne."
- renounce X for Y (collocation)
- To give up something in order to gain or adopt something else. — "She renounced her worldly possessions for a life of spiritual devotion."
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