renounce

renounce
transitive verb
1) (abandon) verzichten auf (+ Akk.)
2) (refuse to recognize) aufkündigen [Vertrag, Freundschaft]; aufgeben [Grundsatz, Plan, Versuch]; verstoßen [Person]

renounce the devil/one's faith — dem Teufel/seinem Glauben abschwören

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verb
1) (to give up (a title, claim, intention etc) especially formally or publicly: He renounced his claim to the throne.) verzichten
2) (to say especially formally or publicly that one will no longer have anything to do with (something): I have renounced alcohol.) sich lossagen von
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re·nounce
[rɪˈnaʊn(t)s]
vt
▪ to \renounce sth
1. (formally give up) etw aufgeben; right auf etw akk verzichten
to \renounce arms/force/the use of violence auf Waffen/Gewalt/die Anwendung von Gewalt verzichten
to \renounce one's citizenship seine Staatsbürgerschaft aufgeben
to \renounce one's family seine Familie aufgeben
to \renounce one's faith/religion seinem Glauben/seiner Religion abschwören
to \renounce the world (liter) der Welt entsagen liter
2. (deny sb's authority)
to \renounce sb's authority die Autorität einer Person gen ablehnen
to \renounce allegiance to the king (hist) dem König die Gefolgschaft verweigern
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[rɪ'naʊns]
1. vt
title, right, violence verzichten auf (+acc), aufgeben; terrorism, religion, devil, faith abschwören (+dat); (REL) world entsagen (+dat); opinions, cause, treaty leugnen, abschwören (+dat); friend verleugnen

to renounce the throne — auf den Thron verzichten

2. vi (CARDS)
renoncieren
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renounce [rıˈnaʊns]
A v/t
1. auf einen Anspruch etc verzichten
2. einen Plan etc aufgeben
3. sich von jemandem lossagen, jemanden verstoßen
4. verleugnen, seinem Glauben etc abschwören, eine Freundschaft aufsagen, einen Vertrag etc kündigen
5. entsagen (dat):
renounce the world (oder all worldly things) der Welt entsagen
6. etwas von sich weisen, ablehnen
7. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe nicht bedienen (können)
B v/i
1. besonders JUR Verzicht leisten
2. Kartenspiel: nicht bedienen (können)
C s Kartenspiel: Nichtbedienen n
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transitive verb
1) (abandon) verzichten auf (+ Akk.)
2) (refuse to recognize) aufkündigen [Vertrag, Freundschaft]; aufgeben [Grundsatz, Plan, Versuch]; verstoßen [Person]

renounce the devil/one's faith — dem Teufel/seinem Glauben abschwören

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v.
verzichten v.

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