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1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
   - abdicate
    
2. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   - vacate, resign, give up
    
3. Turn away from; give up
   - foreswear, quit, relinquish
    
4. Cast off
   "She renounced her husband"
   - disown, repudiate

Derived forms: renounced, renouncing, renounces

See also: renunciant, renunciation

Type of: abandon, give up, leave office, quit, reject, resign, step down