All 4 Uses of
renounce
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- His surname was Cruncher, and on the youthful occasion of his renouncing by proxy the works of darkness, in the easterly parish church of Hounsditch, he had received the added appellation of Jerry.†
Chpt 2.1
- "This property and France are lost to me," said the nephew, sadly; "I renounce them."†
Chpt 2.9 *
- Are they both yours to renounce?†
Chpt 2.9
- He knew very well, that in his love for Lucie, his renunciation of his social place, though by no means new to his own mind, had been hurried and incomplete.†
Chpt 2.24
Definition:
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(renounce) to formally reject, give up, or turn away from
(as in to give up the power of a monarch, to change belief, behavior, support, or association)