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Verb renounce has 4 senses
- abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
--1 is one way to vacate, resign, renounce, give up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- vacate, resign, renounce, give up - leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
--2 is one way to leave office, quit, step down, resign
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
--3 is one way to abandon, give up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- renounce, repudiate - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
--4 is one way to reject
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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