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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•nounce /rɪˈnaʊns/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nounced, -nounc•ing. - to give up or put aside (a title, claim, belief, etc.):He renounced his claim to the throne.
- to declare that another is no longer welcome or part of one's family;
repudiate;
disown:to renounce his only son.
See -nounce-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•nounce (ri nouns′),USA pronunciation v., -nounced, -nounc•ing, n. v.t. - 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.
v.i. - Games[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.
n. - Games[Cards.]an act or instance of renouncing.
- Latin renūntiāre to bring back word, disclaim, equivalent. to re- re- + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger, news
- Middle French renoncer
- Middle English renouncen 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forsake, forgo, forswear, leave, quit. See abandon 1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resign, abdicate.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disclaim, reject, disavow, deny.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged claim.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accept.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/ vb - (transitive) to give up (a claim or right), esp by formal announcement: to renounce a title
- (transitive) to repudiate: to renounce Christianity
- (transitive) to give up (some habit, pursuit, etc) voluntarily: to renounce smoking
- (intransitive) to fail to follow suit because one has no cards of the suit led
n - rare a failure to follow suit in a card game
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French renoncer, from Latin renuntiāre to disclaim, from re- + nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messengerreˈnouncement n reˈnouncer n |