renounce
Example Sentences
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Aramayo said that while Bolivia would not renounce its claim over its sea access, it "had every desire" to restore full ties with its neighbor.
From Barron's
When Elisabeta is killed, he renounces God and sets off on his quest for his love.
From Los Angeles Times
The militants wanted residents to renounce the Nigerian government and its constitution and instead follow their teachings, effectively attempting to impose a parallel system of rule and government in the area.
From BBC
By week’s end he had withdrawn the threats, without formally renouncing the goal.
All were driven to renounce the material world and liberate themselves from desires by going “forth to homelessness,” as several poems put it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
