renounce

verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about renounce at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.

   The King abdicated when he married a divorcee

2. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.

   She vacated the position when she got pregnant

3. Turn away from; give up.

   I am foreswearing women forever