renounce renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/

verb

1. Cast off  ( disown , renounce , repudiate )
   cast off
    She renounced her husband
   She renounced her husband
    The parents repudiated their son
   The parents repudiated their son
   
2. Turn away from; give up  ( foreswear , quit , relinquish , renounce )
   turn away from; give up
    I am foreswearing women forever
   I am foreswearing women forever
   
3. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily  ( renounce , give up , vacate , resign )
   leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
    She vacated the position when she got pregnant
   She vacated the position when she got pregnant
    The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
   The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
   
4. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations  ( abdicate , renounce )
   give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
    The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
   The King abdicated when he married a divorcee