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Examples of renounce
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Renounce those noisy boards and embrace the soft, soundless swirl of a shagpile.
From the independent.co.uk
Many Cathars were burned at the stake when they refused to renounce their faith.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Others thought that the candidates should renounce traditional campaign finance.
From the avc.com
They also had to disband their army and renounce their shadown state of Deseret.
From the economist.com
He made several attempts to renounce the succession, but they were unsuccessful.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I'm speechless this I, in practice, partially renounce that fabulous impression.
From the iftomm2003.com
Of course, it's easier to renounce a childhood faith than to reclaim a foreskin.
From the latimes.com
As per the Jain vows, the monks and nuns renounce all relations and possessions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There may not be many Taliban leaders who are willing to renounce their ideology.
From the nytimes.com
- Abdicate: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
- Vacate: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
- Foreswear: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
- Disown: cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
- An act of renouncing; To give up, resign, surrender; To cast off, repudiate; To decline further association with someone or something, disown; To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration; To make a renunciation of something; To ...
- Disclaim, refuse to have anything to do with.
