renounce+all+claim+to

  • 1renounce — verb 1 (T) to publicly say that you will no longer keep something, or stay in an important position, because you no longer have the right to it: The only course left to Nixon was to renounce the presidency. | renounce a claim: James II renounced… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2renounce — UK [rɪˈnaʊns] / US verb [transitive] Word forms renounce : present tense I/you/we/they renounce he/she/it renounces present participle renouncing past tense renounced past participle renounced formal 1) to state formally that you no longer… …

    English dictionary

  • 3renounce — re|nounce [ rı nauns ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to state formally that you no longer believe in something or support something: No progress will be made until the terrorists renounce violence. Members of the cult are forced to renounce all… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4claim — vb *demand, exact, require Analogous words: *maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify: allege, *adduce, advance Antonyms: disclaim: renounce Contrasted words: disavow, disown, dis acknowledge (see affirmative verbs at ACKNOWLEDGE): reject,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 6dis|claim — «dihs KLAYM», transitive verb. 1. to refuse to recognize as one s own; deny connection with: »The motorist disclaimed responsibility for the accident. 2. to give up all claim to: »She disclaimed any share in the inheritance. 3. Obsolete. to… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7Disclaim — Dis*claim , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disclaiming}.] 1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. [1913 Webster] He calls the gods to witness their offense;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8Disclaimed — Disclaim Dis*claim , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disclaiming}.] 1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. [1913 Webster] He calls the gods to witness their… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Disclaiming — Disclaim Dis*claim , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disclaiming}.] 1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. [1913 Webster] He calls the gods to witness their… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10music — musicless, adj. /myooh zik/, n. 1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. 2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or… …

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