RENOUNCE

• (verb) cast off

  "She renounced her husband", "The parents repudiated their son"

  synonyms : disown , repudiate

• (verb) turn away from; give up

  "I am foreswearing women forever"

  synonyms : foreswear , quit , relinquish

• (verb) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

  "She vacated the position when she got pregnant", "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

  synonyms : give up , resign , vacate

• (verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

  "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

  synonyms : abdicate

  Home minister has to abdicate his duties after huge failure at Mumbai blast case. -added by shingalas

  We abdicate our liberty, freedom, democracy and power to those whose designs are entirely selfish. -added by BagomboSnuffbox

  When she sold her story to the Daily Rag, she we abdicated her dignity and self-respect. -added by BagomboSnuffbox

  SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri

  SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri

  SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri

  
  -tagged by learner_md
  Sonia Gandhi abdicated the position of Prime Minister and surprised the whole world.

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