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Renounce Prince Turn Give Rɪ'Naʊns V.放弃 Renounced Throne

Front renounce
Pron [rɪ'naʊns]
Back 【renounce】
v.放弃
The prince renounced his right to the throne.
王子放弃王位继承权。
Vocab
renounceturn away from; give up

To renounce is to officially give up or turn away from. People on a diet usually renounce pizza and chocolate cake, for example.

The transitive verb renounce is a stronger, more formal way of saying that you reject or disown something. A prince who's tired of the royal life could renounce his title and become a commoner, or a senator who wanted to become an independent would have to renounce his political party ties. You'd be wise to heed the wisdom of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who said: “To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.”

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