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renounceverb to give up (as a position of authority) formallyin wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House abdicate, abnegate, cede, relinquish, resign, step aside (from), step down (from), surrender abjure, demit, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, waiveforsake, give up, hand over, yieldabandon, desert, quit, vacate appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscateseize, take over, usurp, wrestdefend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk abjure, abnegate, forswear(also foreswear), recant, renege, repeal, repudiate, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negativeabandon, bolt, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrendercontrovert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refuteback down, back off, backtrackdisallow, recall, revoke adhere (to) acknowledge, admit, affirm, assert, avow, claim, contend, declare, maintain, proclaim, profess, state, vouch, vowback, confirm, defend, endorse(also indorse), espouse, maintain, support, upholdaccept, adopt, embrace abdicate, renounce, resign mean to give up a position with no possibility of resuming it.abdicate implies a giving up of sovereign power or sometimes an evading of responsibility such as that of a parent.abdicated the throne renounce may replace it but often implies additionally a sacrifice for a greater end.renounced her inheritance by marrying a commoner resign applies to the giving up of an unexpired office or trust.resigned from the board in the 14th century |