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To relinquish a right or position

To reject or refuse to recognize or abide by (something)

To abandon or leave something or someone

To take back something that has been said or agreed on

To give up or abstain from something

To officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

Rebel against

To disagree with or dispute

To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner

Stand up for

To delay taking action

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To relinquish a right or position

separate oneself from

authorize^US

authorise^UK

put into the hands of

make something over to someone

give into the care of

vest in

give into the charge of

give into the custody of

patronise^UK

patronize^US

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“Further, there is no reason why a legatee cannot effectively renounce his entitlement to shares without executing a deed.”

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To reject or refuse to recognize or abide by (something)

refuse to acknowledge

wash your hands of

decline

have nothing more to do with

cut off without a penny

ostracize^US

cut off without a cent

ostracise^UK

have nothing to do with

hand someone the frozen mitt

leave off

freeze out

not buy

give someone the brush-off

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

give someone the push

give someone the air

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

have no more truck with

lay aside

be against

fly in the face of

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“The sisters of the Monastery of S. Damiano were being asked to renounce the very thing that Francis had embraced.”

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To abandon or leave something or someone

“Motivated by a profound religious vocation, he decided to renounce his belongings and leave his family.”

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To take back something that has been said or agreed on

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“Some were quarreling with one another while others shouted at the Sage to renounce her words.”

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To give up or abstain from something

restrain oneself from

give something a miss

have nothing to do with

resist the temptation to

marginalize^US

avoid doing something

axe^UK

ax^US

marginalise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

knock something on the head

renege on

stay clear of

turn your back on

let well enough alone

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

finalize^US

finalise^UK

bring to a standstill

bring to a conclusion

bring to an untimely end

bring to a premature end

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

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“People were asked to take the pledge and renounce alcohol in all forms.”

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To officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)

declare null and void

apologize^US

apologise^UK

axe^UK

ax^US

knock something on the head

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

equalize^US

equalise^UK

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To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

take oneself off from

give someone the big E

defect from

have nothing more to do with

give someone the push

relinquish one's position

have no more truck with

form a splinter group

separate oneself from

axe^UK

ax^US

leave someone holding the baby

fall short of expectation

break off one's relationship with

empty

coquette

leave in trouble

leave holding the bag

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

dissociate oneself from

disaffiliate oneself from

let someone stew in their own juice

have nothing to do with

make oneself scarce from

do a disappearing act

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Rebel against

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

mobilise^UK

mobilize^US

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To disagree with or dispute

baulk^UK

balk^US

express disagreement with

be at each other's throats

face down

bump heads

be of a different opinion

take exception

have a different opinion

fight like cat and dog

be divided

be at sixes and sevens

not see eye to eye

go at it hammer and tongs

contradict each other

go for the jugular

lay into

have it out

have a misunderstanding

refuse to accept the authority of

be of a different mind

put up a fight against

expose

neutralize^US

set your face against

argue against

stand up and be counted against

neutralise^UK

criticize^US

come face to face with

criticise^UK

blow out of the water

throw down the gauntlet at

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

match yourself against

take wind out of sails

take up arms

nullify

offset

drive a coach and horses through

knock the bottom out of

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

come into conflict with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

take the bull by the horns

enter into combat with

knock chip off shoulder

come to close quarters with

have reservations about

entertain doubts about

approach

raise doubts about

harbour suspicions about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

raise objections to

express suspicions about

cast aspersions on

have suspicions about

have an argument about

pick an argument with

argue the pros and cons of

bandy words concerning

go the distance against

hold the line against

sit and take it

put up struggle

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground against

remain firm

stand firm

stand one's ground against

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To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner

rationalise^UK

rationalize^US

slip through the net of

slip through your fingers

leave something undone

pay little attention to

balk^US

lead on a merry chase

sneak away

baulk^UK

escape the clutches of

keep one's distance from

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Stand up for

come to the defence of

associate oneself with

ally oneself with

ally with

favor^US

favour^UK

throw in one's lot with

take up the cudgels for

give as good as one gets

stick one's neck out for

nail your colors to the mast

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To delay taking action

put on the back burner

temporise^UK

temporize^US

put off the evil hour

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