renounce meaning
renounce :
to give up, to reject formally
Verb
▪ He renounced his claim to the throne.
▪ He gave up his claim to the throne.
▪ She renounced her citizenship.
▪ She gave up her citizenship.
paraphrasing
▪ relinquish – to give up
▪ reject – to refuse
▪ abandon – to leave behind
▪ disown – to deny association
Pronunciation
renounce [rɪˈnaʊns]
The stress is on 'nounce' and sounds like 'ri-nowns'.
Common phrases and grammar about renounce
renounce - Common meaning
Verb
to give up, to reject formally
Part of Speech Changes for "renounce"
▪ renunciation (noun) – the act of giving up or rejecting something
▪ renounced (adjective) – given up or rejected
Common Expressions with "renounce"
▪ renounce a claim – to give up a right
▪ renounce citizenship – to give up being a citizen
▪ renounce a title – to give up a position
▪ renounce violence – to reject the use of force
Important examples of renounce in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, renounce is often used to mean formally giving up rights or positions.
Example of a confusing word: announce (to declare publicly)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Renounce is used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object in TOEIC grammar questions.
renounce
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
renounce a claim
'give up a right', used in legal or formal contexts.
renounce the world
means 'to give up worldly pursuits', often used in religious contexts.
Differences between similar words and renounce
renounce
,
relinquish
differences
Renounce means to give up formally, while relinquish often means to give up voluntarily without formality.
Words with the same origin as renounce
The origin of renounce
Renounce comes from the Latin 'renuntiare', meaning to announce back or to reject.
Word structure
It has the prefix re (back), root nounce (announce), and means 'to announce back'.
Words with the same origin
The root of renounce is nounce (announce). Words with the same root include announce (to declare), pronounce (to say aloud), denounce (to condemn).
