1) Abandon 2) Abdicate 3) Abjure 4) Abnegate 5) Apostatise 6) Apostatize 7) Deny 8) Desist 9) Disclaim 10) Disown 11) Forswear 12) Quit 13) Rebut 14) Recant 15) Refute 16) Reject 17) Repudiate 18) Resign 19) Retract 20) Swear off 21) Unsay 22) Vacate 23) Waive 1) Abandon 2) Abdicate 3) Abjure 4) Cast off 5) Cast off or disown 6) Disavow 7) Disown 8) Formally abandon 9) Formally give up 10) Forswear 11) French word used in English 12) Give up 13) Give up a claim 14) Hand over 15) Leave voluntarily 16) Reject 17) Relinquish 18) Repudiate UN encore 19) Resign 
• (v. i.) To make renunciation. • (v. t.) To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear. • (v. i.) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters. • (n.) Act of renouncing. • (v. t.) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led) by...
Re·nounce' (re*nouns') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Renounced (-nounst'); present participle & verbal noun Renouncing (-noun's?ng).] [ French renoncer , Latin renuntiare to bring back word, announce, revoke...Re·nounce' intransitive verb 1. To make renunciation. [ Obsolete] « He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood.» Dryden. 2. (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of adminis...Re·nounce' noun (Card Playing) Act of renouncing. 
[v] - cast off or disown
[SAT terms] turn away from; give up turn away from; give up[Literary terms] turn away from; give up