renounce
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
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Sense 2 verb
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
She vacated the position when she got pregnant
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Sense 3 verb
turn away from; give up
I am foreswearing women forever
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Sense 4 verb
cast off
She renounced her husband
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | forgoing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abdication |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abdication |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | renouncement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abdicator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abdicable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | resign |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | resignation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vacant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | step down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | renounce |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relinquishment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | renouncement |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | relinquishment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | renunciant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | abandon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disclaim |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | renunciation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | renouncement |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | reject |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | apostatize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | abjure |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | unsay |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | refute |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | deny |