renounce

Verbs

  • (v) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
    • The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
    abdicate,
  • (v) 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
    resign, vacate, give up,
  • (v) turn away from; give up
    • I am foreswearing women forever
    foreswear, relinquish, quit,
  • (v) cast off
    • She renounced her husband
    • The parents repudiated their son
    repudiate, disown,

Synonyms

abdicate resign vacate give up foreswear relinquish quit repudiate disown

Words of close approximity

renouncement