Renounce
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Renounce" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 22 crossword solutions for Renounce.

We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.

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Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 21 May 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 13 Mar 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 26 Feb 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 14 Dec 2018

Crossword Answers

4 letters

DENY
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

QUIT
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

CEDE
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

5 letters

FORGO
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

6 letters

RENEGE
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

DISOWN
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

GIVEUP
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

RESIGN
Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

VACATE
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

ABJURE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

7 letters

ABANDON
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

FORSAKE
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

DISAVOW
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

8 letters

FORSWEAR
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

SWEAROFF
Promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

DISCLAIM
Make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"

ABNEGATE
Deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"

ABDICATE
Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

9 letters

SACRIFICE
The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

REPUDIATE
Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

FORESWEAR
Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

10 letters

RELINQUISH
Release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"