Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to renounce
Participle: renounced
Gerund: renouncing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | renounce |
| you | renounce |
| he;she;it | renounces |
| we | renounce |
| you | renounce |
| they | renounce |
Perfect
| I | have renounced |
| you | have renounced |
| he;she;it | has renounced |
| we | have renounced |
| you | have renounced |
| they | have renounced |
Past
| I | renounced |
| you | renounced |
| he;she;it | renounced |
| we | renounced |
| you | renounced |
| they | renounced |
Pluperfect
| I | had renounced |
| you | had renounced |
| he;she;it | had renounced |
| we | had renounced |
| you | had renounced |
| they | had renounced |
Future
| I | will renounce |
| you | will renounce |
| he;she;it | will renounce |
| we | will renounce |
| you | will renounce |
| they | will renounce |
Future Perfect
| I | will have renounced |
| you | will have renounced |
| he;she;it | will have renounced |
| we | will have renounced |
| you | will have renounced |
| they | will have renounced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | renounce |
| you | renounce |
| he;she;it | renounce |
| we | renounce |
| you | renounce |
| they | renounce |
Perfect
| I | have renounced |
| you | have renounced |
| he;she;it | have renounced |
| we | have renounced |
| you | have renounced |
| they | have renounced |
Imperfect
| I | renounced |
| you | renounced |
| he;she;it | renounced |
| we | renounced |
| you | renounced |
| they | renounced |
Pluperfect
| I | had renounced |
| you | had renounced |
| he;she;it | had renounced |
| we | had renounced |
| you | had renounced |
| they | had renounced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would renounce |
| you | would renounce |
| he;she;it | would renounce |
| we | would renounce |
| you | would renounce |
| they | would renounce |
Perfect
| I | would have renounced |
| you | would have renounced |
| he;she;it | would have renounced |
| we | would have renounced |
| you | would have renounced |
| they | would have renounced |
Imperative
| you | renounce |
| we | Let's renounce |
| you | renounce |
Verbs conjugated like 'renounce'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'renounce'
denounce,
enounce,
abrenounce,
announce,
debounce,
pronounce,
reannounce,
redenounce,
resource,
bounce,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to refuse to have anything to do with; to end any connection to
- abjure, disavow, disclaim, disown, forsay, forswear, repudiate
- abandon
- abdicate, forgo, forsake, forswear, leave, quit
- repudiate
- deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, recant, reject
Antonyms
- abandon
- cherish, defend, advocate, favor
- repudiate
- acknowledge, admit, avow, claim
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1380, from O.Fr.
renoncer, from L.
renuntiare "proclaim, protest against, renounce," from
re- "against" +
nuntiare "to report, announce," from
nuntius "messenger."
2. From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō. Doublet of renunciate.
Verbs referencing "renounce"
Spanish
renunciar.
Sample Sentences
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to renounce a title to land or to a throne
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It is terrible to think of the power of the world even in a redeemed soul. Here was a maid who had drunk of the well of grace and tasted of God's mercies, and yet there were moments when she was ready to renounce her hope. [1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:]
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This world I do renounce, and in your sights
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Shake patiently my great affliction off. [c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:]
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[…] some families renounced the use of a certain praenomen which had been disgraced by one of their name […] [1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:]
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His son Sidhartha had renounced material life and gone forth in search of enlightment. He received enlightment under a Bodhi tree at Gaya and became Buddha. Ashoka visited Gaya along with Upagupta and had darshan of Sambodhi. [2012 May 18, Sri B. G. Ramesh, translated by Sri M. N. Suresh Kumar, Ashoka, Bangalore: Sapna Book House (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 14:]
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Time is running out, so I renounce a spin on a Class 387 for a fast run to Paddington on another Class 800 - a shame as the weather was perfect for pictures. Even so, it's enjoyable - boy, can those trains shift under the wires. [2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:]
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He of my sons who fails to make it good, / By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. [1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:]
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Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10. [1870, William Dougal Christie, Memoir of John Dryden:]