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# renounce

verb (renounce, renounces, renounced, renouncing)

«renounce» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To say officially or publicly that you give up a right, title or claim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#m1)
2. To stop believing in or supporting something: «renounce violence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#m2)
3. (church) To reject evil and sin; in baptism Christians are asked «Do you renounce evil?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history, kings renounced the throne; in news, groups renounce violence. In church, at a baptism, parents and godparents renounce evil for the child. In stories, a hero renounces riches to help others. Phrases: «renounce the throne», «renounce violence», «renounce your citizenship».

### Examples

- The king renounced the throne to marry the woman he loved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x1)
- The group promised to renounce violence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x2)
- At the baptism, the godparents renounced evil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x3)
- She renounced her share of the money and gave it to charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x4)
- Monks renounce worldly possessions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x5)
- He renounced his old bad habits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun «renunciation» (spelling change). Formal; everyday words: «give up», «reject». Different from «announce» and «pronounce».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «renounce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renounce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«renounce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/renounce.html) on Mova free.