If you renounce a belief or a way of behaving, you decide and declare publicly that you no longer have that belief or will no longer behave in that way. After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism
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"
To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne
If you renounce a claim, rank, or title, you officially give it up. He renounced his claim to the French throne. = give up
renouncement
Hyphenation
re·nounce·ment
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Etymology
[ ri-'naun(t)s ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French renoncer, from Latin renuntiare, from re- + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger.