re|nounce

re|nounce: re|nounce «rih NOWNS», verb, -nounced, -nounc|ing.

–v.t.

1. to declare that one gives up; give up entirely; give up: »He renounces his claim to the money. The shipwrecked sailor renounced all hope of rescue.
SYNONYM(S): forego, forsake, relinquish.

2. to cast off; refuse to recognize as one's own: »He renounced his wicked son.
SYNONYM(S): repudiate, disown.

3. to give up, surrender, or resign by a greater or lesser sacrifice of one's own wishes or feelings: »The mind which renounces, once and for all, a futile hope, has its compensations in ever-growing calm (George Gissing).

4. to play (a suit of cards) different from that led, having no card of the suit led.

–v.i.

1. to make formal surrender.

2. to play a card of a different suit from that led.

╂[< Old French renoncer, learned borrowing from Latin renūntiāre < re- back + nūntiāre to announce < nūntius messenger]

–re|nounce´ment, noun.

–re|nounc´er, noun.

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nounce — nounce, nouns obs. varr. of ounce n.1 … Useful english dictionary
nounce — an·nounce; an·nounce·ment; de·nounce; de·nounce·ment; ob·nounce; pro·nounce; pro·nounce·able; pro·nounce·ment; re·nounce·able; re·nounce·ment; re·nounce; pro·nounce·able·ness; … English syllables
Nounce — Zu diesem Stichwort gibt es keinen Artikel. Möglicherweise ist „Nonce“ gemeint. Kategorie: Wikipedia:Falschschreibung … Deutsch Wikipedia
pro|nounce´a|ble — pro|nounce «pruh NOWNS», verb, nounced, nounc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make the sounds of; speak: »Pronounce your words clearly. In the word “dumb” you don t pronounce the “b.” 2. to declare (a person or thing) to be: »The doctor pronounced her cured. 3 … Useful english dictionary
pro|nounce — «pruh NOWNS», verb, nounced, nounc|ing. –v.t. 1. to make the sounds of; speak: »Pronounce your words clearly. In the word “dumb” you don t pronounce the “b.” 2. to declare (a person or thing) to be: »The doctor pronounced her cured. 3. to declare … Useful english dictionary
re|nounce´ment — re|nounce «rih NOWNS», verb, nounced, nounc|ing. –v.t. 1. to declare that one gives up; give up entirely; give up: »He renounces his claim to the money. The shipwrecked sailor renounced all hope of rescue. SYNONYM(S): forego, forsake, relinquish … Useful english dictionary
an|nounce|ment — «uh NOWNS muhnt», noun. 1. the act of announcing; making known: »His announcement of the school holiday was met with shouts and cheers. 2. what is announced or made known; a public or formal notice: »The chairman made two announcements.… … Useful english dictionary
de|nounce|ment — «dih NOWNS muhnt», noun. the act of denouncing; denunication … Useful english dictionary
de|nounce — «dih NOWNS», transitive verb, nounced, nounc|ing. 1. to speak against; express strong disapproval of; condemn; censure: »The preacher denounced war, calling it immoral. 2. to give information against; accuse: »The chief denounced one of his own… … Useful english dictionary
e|nounce — «ih NOWNS», transitive verb, e|nounced, e|nounc|ing. 1. to announce; declare; proclaim. 2. to state (a proposition or opinion) definitely. 3. to pronounce; enunciate: » … Useful english dictionary

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