renounceverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈnaʊns/us/rɪˈnaʊns/formalto say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something:
Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house.
Gandhi renounced the use of violence.
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Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
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