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| re·nounce [ ri nównss ] |
verb (past and past participle re·nounced, present participle re·nounc·ing, 3rd person present singular re·nounc·es) |
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1. transitive verb give up claim: to give up formally a claim, title, position, or right
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2. transitive verb reject belief: to reject or disavow a belief or theory
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3. transitive verb stop doing something: to give up a habit, pursuit, or practice
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4. intransitive verb card games not follow suit: in cards, to be unable to follow suit and be forced to play a card from a different suit
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noun (plural re·nounc·es) |
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card games act of not following suit: in cards, a failure to follow suit
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| [14th century. Via French renoncer< Latin renuntiare "report" < nuntiare "announce"] |
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  re·nounce·ment noun |
| re·nounc·er noun |
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