renounce
/rɪˈnaʊns/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈnaʊns/
rɪˈnaʊns
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
rɪ - ˈnaʊns -> renounce
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) ငြင်းဆို-ငြင်းဆန်-ငြင်းပယ်သည်။
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၁။ (က) ရပိုင်ခွင့် စွန့်လွှတ်သည်။
renounce a claim/title/legal right/privilege.
(ခ) စွန့်လွှတ် သည်။ ဖြတ်သည်။ renounce strong drink/cigarettes ❍ They've renounced their old criminal way of life.
၂။ ~ sb/sth (for sth) စွန့်လွှတ်သည်။ ပယ်ခွာသည်။ renounce terrorism/violence/war ❍ renounce a treaty/an agreement ❍ renounce one's earlier ideals/principles/convictions ❍ a painter who renounced classicism for/in favour of a more romantic style.
၃။ ကျောခိုင်းသည်။ ပစ်ပယ်သည်။ He renounced his former business partners. renouncement n [U] = RENUNCIATION
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give up, reject, relinquish, abandon, forsake, leave, refuse, surrender, hand over, turn down, repudiate, disown, abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abstain from, apostacize, arrogate, cast off, decline, defect, demit, deny, desert, disavow, discard, disclaim, divorce oneself from, drop out, dump, eschew, forgo, forswear, leave flat, leave off, opt out, quit, rat, recant, resign, sell out, spurn, swear off, take the pledge, tergiversate, tergiverse, throw off, throw over, toss over, turn, waive, walk out on, wash hands of
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