renounce 4
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
cast off
Examples
- 1.The parents repudiated their son
- 2.She renounced her husband
Synonyms
- disown 2
cast off
- repudiate 1
cast off
Hypernym
reject 1
verb
refuse to accept or acknowledge
EnglishDerivationally related form
renunciation 1
noun
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
renouncement 1
noun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
Hyponym
apostatize 1
verb
abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
abjure 1
verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
swallow 5
verb
take back what one has said
refute 1
verb
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
deny 2
verb
refuse to accept or believe
