renounce

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ɹɪˈnaʊns

Definitions

An act of renouncing.
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

Equivalents

Españolabjurar abrenunciar (desus.)delejar (desus.)renunciar repudiar

Deutschabstreiten aufgeben desavouierennichts mehr wissen wollen verleugnen Verzichten

Italianoabdicare arrendersi ricusarerinunciare

15 more languages

العربيةإترك تبرّأ من

Azərbaycan dilidanmaq

Češtinavzdát se zapudit zavrhnoutzříci se

Esperantomalkonfesi

Suomiantaa periksi kieltää luopualuovuttaa mitätöidä sakata

Gaeilgetabhair suas

Gàidhligàicheidh

Magyarfelad kitagad leköszönlemond

Latinarenūntiō

Nederlandsopgeven verzaken verzaken (aan)

Românălepăda renunța

Русскийотверга́ть отве́ргнуть отказа́тьсяотказа́ться от отка́зываться отка́зываться от отрека́ться отре́чься сдавать сдать

தமிழ்துற

Tiếng Việttu bổ

中文断绝关系斷絕 /断绝關係 /关系

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Renounced renouncement Renouncer Renounces Renouncing renourishment

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