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Renounce: meaning, example and synonyms

Renouncev. To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or right.

Flashcard for Renounce (verb): to formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or right. Example: The philosopher eventually renounced the theory he had defended for decades, conceding in his final lectures that new evidence had undermined its central premise. Synonyms: repudiate, abjure, forswear, disown. Antonyms: embrace, affirm, uphold, claim. Memory tip: Renounce = announce that you are giving it up for good. Illustration: a gray-haired professor at a lectern setting a thick bound manuscript aside on a table and raising an open palm toward a seated audience.

Example

The philosopher eventually renounced the theory he had defended for decades, conceding in his final lectures that new evidence had undermined its central premise.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
repudiate, abjure, forswear, disown
Antonyms
embrace, affirm, uphold, claim
Memory tip
Renounce = announce that you are giving it up for good.

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Question 1

To accept the post abroad, the scientist was required to ______ her citizenship in her native country, a formal sacrifice she made only after long deliberation.

Question 2

Having once championed violent revolution, the aging poet publicly ______ his early manifestos, declaring that he now believed only in gradual reform.

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