Verb renounce has 4 senses
  1. abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
    --1 is one way to vacate, resign, renounce, give up
    Derived forms: noun renunciation3, noun renunciation4, noun renouncement1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. vacate, resign, renounce, give up - leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
    --2 is one way to leave office, quit, step down, resign
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
    --3 is one way to abandon, give up
    Derived form: noun renunciation3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. renounce, repudiate - cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
    --4 is one way to reject
    Derived forms: noun renunciation1, noun renouncement1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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