renounce

/ɹɪnˈaʊns/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   “The King abdicated when he married a divorcee”
2. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   “She vacated the position when she got pregnant”
3. turn away from; give up
   “I am foreswearing women forever”
4. cast off
   “She renounced her husband”

Synonyms for renounce

• abdicate
• vacate
• resign
• give up
• foreswear
• quit
• relinquish
• disown
• repudiate

Words that rhyme with renounce

• bounce
• announce
• denounce
• flounce
• ounce
• trounce
• pounce
• pronounce
• mispronounce
• counce
• crounse
• mounce
• younce